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“ കൊറ്റുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ കുറുന്തടിയും വേലചെയ്യും”
English Translation:
If food is provided, even a short stump will do work. (Proper nourishment and fair compensation motivate even the humblest worker to perform.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വേകുവോളം ഇരിക്കാമെങ്കിൽ ആറുവോളം ഇരിക്കരുതൊ”
English Translation:
If you had the patience to wait while it cooked, can you not wait until it cools? (Having endured the long, difficult toil of an enterprise, do not spoil everything through hasty impatience at the very finish line.)

“ ഊനങ്ങൾ വന്നാൽ ഉപായങ്ങൾ വേണം”
English Translation:
When defects and shortcomings arise, ingenious strategies are required. (Adversity and physical handicaps call for creative adaptation and sharp wit.)

“ കുളത്തിൽ ഉണ്ടെങ്കിലെ മടയിൽപായൂ”
English Translation:
Water rushes through the sluice gate only if the reservoir is full. (Dependents and enterprises can draw resources only if the primary fountainhead has abundance.)