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“ കക്കാൻപഠിച്ചാൽ നിൽക്കുവാൻ (ഞേലുവാൻ) പഠിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you learn to steal, you must also learn to stand your trial (or swing from the gallows). (If you dare to commit a crime, be prepared to face the music and endure the punishment.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കൊണ്ടാൽകൊണ്ടപരിച”
English Translation:
A shield is proven by the blow it takes; conduct is judged by how it is practiced. (Character and resilience are demonstrated through actual tests and lived actions.)

“ കിംഗതെ സലിലെ സേതുബന്ധന”
English Translation:
What is the point of erecting a dam after the floodwaters have already drained away? (Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted; useless precautions taken too late.)

“ മനസ്സിലാകാതെ മനസ്സിലായെന്നു പറഞ്ഞാൽ മനസ്സിലായതും മനസ്സിലാകാതെ പോകും”
English Translation:
If you claim to understand when you do not, even what you did understand will become misunderstood. (Feigning comprehension out of false pride destroys genuine learning and turns partial knowledge into complete confusion.)