ProverbPedia

“ കുട്ടനാടൻദിക്കിലെ നെല്ലെല്ലാംകൂടി കോളിലെവിത്തിന് പോരാ”
English Translation:
All the paddy harvested in Kuttanad is not enough just to provide seed grain for the Kole wetlands. (An immense disparity in scale, where the entire yield of one place cannot satisfy the base requirement of another.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ താണവാതിൽ കുനിഞ്ഞു കടക്കണം”
English Translation:
You must stoop to pass through a low doorway. (Adapt your posture to reality; humble your pride when navigating restrictive or modest circumstances.)

“ ഉക്കത്തു പുണ്ണുള്ളവൻ ഊതൽ കടക്കുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can a man with an open ulcer in his armpit brave the biting wind? (Someone hiding an agonizing, sensitive weakness cannot endure probing scrutiny or harsh conditions.)

“ അർത്ഥം അനർത്ഥം”
English Translation:
Wealth begets calamity. (The pursuit of riches often brings its own ruin.)