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“ കുട്ടിക്കരി കൂട്ടിവേക്കണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Do not bother hoarding tiny bits of charcoal. (Do not squander storage and energy saving petty, worthless trifles.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തൂകുമ്പൊൾ പെറുക്കണം”
English Translation:
Pick up and recover while it is spilling. (Act promptly to contain damage and retrieve resources as soon as an error occurs.)

“ അടിചെയ്യുമുപകാരം അണ്ണന്തമ്പിഅറികയില്ലാ”
English Translation:
The good accomplished by timely discipline cannot be matched even by one’s own brothers. (Firm correction achieves what indulgent affection cannot.)

“ നോക്കാത്ത രാജാവിനെ തൊഴാറുണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
Does anyone bow down to a king who does not care for his subjects? (Loyalty and reverence cannot be demanded by a ruler who completely neglects the welfare of his people.)