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“ കളിയിലും കള്ളംആകാ”
English Translation:
Even in play, deception is forbidden. (Fairness and honesty should be maintained even during leisure and sport.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തേക്കുതടിക്കും തെമ്മാടിക്കും എവിടെയും കിടക്കാം”
English Translation:
A seasoned teak log and a hardened vagabond can lie anywhere. (Those who are tough, resilient, and indifferent to comfort can endure and sleep in any rough corner.)

“ ആരാന്റെയും മുതലിനു ആവൊളം പിണങ്ങിയാൽ ആറിലൊന്നുകിട്ടിയെന്നുംവരാം”
English Translation:
If you contest another man’s property with enough fury, you might just walk away with a sixth of it. (Shameless dispute and aggressive litigation over unearned wealth sometimes yield illicit spoils.)

“ പൂച്ചയില്ലാനാട്ടിൽ എലിരാജാവു”
English Translation:
In a land without cats, the rat reigns as king. (When true authority or greatness is absent, petty weaklings strut about as rulers; when the cat’s away, the mice will play.)