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“ കണ്ടതിലോഹരി എടുത്താൽ വെന്തതിലോഹരി തിന്നാം”
English Translation:
If you take your share in whatever work is seen, you may take your share in whatever is cooked. (He who does not work shall not eat; contribute to the labor if you wish to share the feast.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ മൂത്തെടത്തോളമെ കാതൽ ഉണ്ടാകൂ”
English Translation:
Solid heartwood forms only to the depth that the tree has matured. (True wisdom, integrity, and emotional depth come only through seasoned age and lived experience; you cannot force premature maturity.)

“ മുട്ടുകയുമില്ല, മുഴയിക്കയുമില്ല”
English Translation:
It neither strikes nor resonates. (Completely passive, lifeless, and dull; producing neither useful action nor audible expression.)

“ തഞ്ചത്തിനു വളംവേണ്ടാ; വളത്തിനു തഞ്ചംവേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Skill needs no extra manure, and rich manure needs no cunning trick. (True mastery and rich innate substance do their own work; when genuine quality is present, artificial gimmicks are unnecessary.)