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“ ചൊട്ടു കൊണ്ടാലും മോതിരക്കൈകൊണ്ടു കൊള്ളണം”
English Translation:
If one must receive a rap on the head, let it be from a hand wearing a signet ring. (Better to accept correction, discipline, or service from a noble and worthy authority than favors from the base.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇണങ്ങാതെ പിണങ്ങിക്കൂടാ”
English Translation:
You cannot quarrel without having first been close. (Rift and bitterness occur only between those who once shared affection and intimacy.)

“ പലപുതുവല പൊളിച്ചശേഷം ഒരു പഴവലയിലകപ്പെടും”
English Translation:
After tearing through many brand-new nets, one eventually gets caught in an old, tattered net. (A cunning rogue who repeatedly escaped sophisticated traps finally trips up over a simple, unexpected obstacle.)

“ സമുദ്രത്തിൽ മുക്കിയാലും പാത്രത്തിൽ പിടിപ്പതെവരൂ”
English Translation:
Even if dipped into the vast ocean, a vessel can bring back only its own measure. (A person’s inner capacity dictates what they can absorb; boundless abundance cannot benefit someone beyond the limits of their own receptivity.)