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“ കണ്ടതെല്ലാം പറഞ്ഞാൽ കണ്ണിനു ദോഷം”
English Translation:
If you blabber about everything your eyes witness, harm will fall upon your eyes. (A warning that unrestrained gossiping and lack of discretion invite dangerous retaliation.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ സത്യംവിട്ടു കളിക്കരുതു”
English Translation:
Never play around by departing from the truth. (Integrity is not a game; compromising honesty for short-term advantage invites eventual moral and practical collapse.)

“ കോഴിക്കു നെല്ലുംവിത്തും ഒക്കും (ഒരുപോലെ)”
English Translation:
To a scratching hen, common paddy and preserved seed-grain are identical. (Ignorance fails to distinguish between daily consumption and precious capital reserved for the future.)

“ ഓണവും വിഷുവും വരാതെ പോകട്ടെ”
English Translation:
Better that festive seasons like Onam and Vishu never arrive at all. (The lament of a destitute debtor who dreads holiday seasons because they bring insurmountable expenses.)