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“ കുന്നൊളം പൊന്നുകൊടുത്താലും കുന്നിയൊളം സ്ഥാനം കിട്ടാ”
English Translation:
Even if you pay a mountain of gold, you cannot buy an ounce of genuine honor. (Dignity, character, and noble standing cannot be purchased with money.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തന്മേലുണ്ടെങ്കിലെ തമ്മട്ടിൽവീഴൂ”
English Translation:
Only if fruit hangs on the boughs will it drop onto the collecting cloth. (You can gather profits and results only where real substance exists; you cannot reap from an empty source.)

“ പയ്യെതിന്നാൽ പനയും തിന്നാം”
English Translation:
If eaten slowly and steadily, one can consume even an entire palmyra palm tree. (Patience and continuous, incremental effort can accomplish seemingly impossible, monumental tasks.)

“ ഓങ്ങും ഒച്ചയും ഒത്തിരിക്കുന്നു”
English Translation:
The threatening swing and the loud shout are in perfect unison. (A dramatic display where aggressive posturing and noisy bluster match each other exactly.)