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“ കടൽ ചാടാനാഗ്രഹമുണ്ടു, തോടുചാടാൻ കാലുമില്ല”
English Translation:
Craving to leap across the ocean, but lacking legs even to jump a roadside ditch. (Harboring grand ambitions that are laughably detached from one’s puny abilities.)

“ ശീതംനീങ്ങിയവനു വാതംകൊണ്ടു ഭയംഎന്തു”
English Translation:
To one who has conquered severe cold, what fear is there of a passing breeze? (One who has endured and overcome catastrophic hardships is unbothered by petty, minor discomforts.)

“ തിന്നുമ്പോൾ പന്നിക്കു ചെവി കേൾക്കുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
While devouring its food, the pig hears nothing with its ears. (People consumed by greedy self-interest become completely oblivious to wise counsel, warnings, and reason.)