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“ കരയുന്ന കുട്ടിക്കെ പാൽ ഉള്ളൂ”
English Translation:
Only the weeping child gets fed with milk. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease; one must vocalize a need to receive attention.)

— Malayalam

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“ പറുങ്കിക്കുനന്നു, ലന്തെക്കു നഞ്ചു”
English Translation:
Nectar to the Portuguese, but lethal poison to the Dutch. (One man’s meat is another man’s poison; what benefits one party brings ruin to their rival.)

“ വെടിമരുന്നും തീയും ഒന്നിച്ചുവെച്ചിരുന്നാലൊ”
English Translation:
What happens if gunpowder and fire are stored together? (Bringing two volatile, explosive elements into close proximity invites inevitable, instantaneous catastrophe.)

“ എഴുന്ന ഊക്കിനു തുള്ളിയാൽ ഊരരണ്ടുമുറി”
English Translation:
Leaping on a sudden, reckless surge of impulse will snap your waist in two. (Rash action taken without gauging personal capability brings crippling ruin.)