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“ ഈഴത്തു പോയവർ ഊഴത്തുവന്നു പറ്റുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
Those who set off for Eelam will never return in time for their rightful turn. (Pursuing distant entanglements causes one to forfeit entitlements and duties at home.)

“ കുന്നിക്കുരു കപ്പയിൽ ഇട്ടാലും മിന്നും”
English Translation:
Even if a scarlet rosary seed is dropped into a heap of rubbish, it will still gleam. (True beauty, virtue, and nobility shine through regardless of degraded surroundings.)

“ ഉണ്ടചോറ്റിൽ കല്ലിടരുത്”
English Translation:
Do not cast stones into the rice you have eaten. (Never betray or harm the hand that sustained and fed you.)