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“ ഏട്ടിൽചുരക്കാ കറിക്കാകാ”
English Translation:
A gourd pictured on a palm leaf cannot be cooked into curry. (Illustrations and spoken promises cannot nourish an empty stomach.)

“ ആയിരംകാര്യക്കാരെ കാണുന്നതിനെക്കാൾ ഒരു രാജാവെകാണുന്നതു നല്ലതു”
English Translation:
Better to meet the king directly once than to plead before a thousand ministers. (Dealing directly with the ultimate authority is far more effective than wasting time with petty bureaucrats.)

“ അന്നന്നുവെട്ടുന്ന വാളിനു നെയ്യിടുക”
English Translation:
Keep oiled the sword you strike with daily. (Diligently maintain and care for the tools and relationships you rely on every day.)