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“ വിശക്കാൻ തക്കതുണ്ണണം, മറക്കാൻ തക്കതു പറയണം”
English Translation:
Eat only enough to feel hunger again, and speak only words that can be readily forgiven and forgotten. (Practice moderation in all things: eat sparingly to preserve health and appetite, and speak measured words to avoid leaving permanent, bitter wounds.)

“ പൂഞ്ഞാൽ ചെടിച്ചാൽ വരലാകുമൊ”
English Translation:
Even if a tiny minnow puffs itself up, will it ever become a prime snakehead fish? (An insignificant lightweight cannot achieve genuine stature simply by putting on airs of importance.)

“ അങ്ങാടിയിൽ തോറ്റാൽ അമ്മയ്ക്കു കുറ്റം”
English Translation:
Losing in the marketplace and blaming one’s mother. (Blaming innocent kin for personal failures.)