ProverbPedia

“ ഏതപ്പാ കോതമംഗലം”
English Translation:
“Where on earth is Kothamangalam, sir?” (An expression of utter bewilderment and disorientation when someone is completely lost.)

“ മുറി പൊറുത്താലും കലകിടക്കും”
English Translation:
Even after the wound heals, the scar remains. (Though a conflict may be resolved, the emotional trauma and memory of injury linger on.)

“ കണക്കു പറഞ്ഞാൽ കഞ്ഞിക്കു പറ്റില്ല”
English Translation:
If you insist on rigid accounting, you will not have enough to brew simple porridge. (Hyper-exacting calculation destroys the spirit of hospitality and mutual goodwill.)