ProverbPedia

“ ചളിയിൽനിന്നാലാണ്ടുപോം”
English Translation:
If you stand in deep mire, you are bound to sink. (Lingering in corrupt, treacherous, or compromising environments will inevitably drag you down.)

“ പുല്ലിട്ടതീയും പുലയരെബാന്ധവും”
English Translation:
A fire fed with straw and alliances with the fickle. (Flaring up into a bright, roaring blaze in an instant, only to die down and vanish just as quickly; lacking substance and endurance.)

“ മലിഞ്ഞാമണ്ണ്, കുറഞ്ഞാൽ പൊന്ന്”
English Translation:
In surplus it is dirt; in scarcity it is gold. (Scarcity creates value; what is rare is treasured, while what is overly abundant is treated as worthless.)