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“ ചെട്ടി അടിച്ചും ചേര കടിച്ചും ചത്തവരുണ്ടൊ”
English Translation:
Has anyone ever died from a trader’s slap or a rat snake’s bite? (Toothless threats and mild reprimands cause no real harm; paper tigers need not be feared.)

“ പഠിക്കും മുമ്പേ പണിക്കരാകരുതു”
English Translation:
Do not pose as a master craftsman before you have even learned the trade. (Master the fundamentals through humble apprenticeship before presuming to act with authority.)

“ കരിക്കട്ട കഴുകുന്തോറും കറുക്കും”
English Translation:
The more you wash a lump of charcoal, the blacker it appears. (Inherent defects cannot be cleansed; attempting to whitewash a fundamentally corrupt character only makes its foulness clearer.)