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“ ചൊല്ലിക്കൊടു, നുള്ളിക്കൊടു, തല്ലിക്കൊടു, തള്ളിക്കള”
English Translation:
First instruct with words, then pinch to correct, then strike to discipline, and if all fails, cast away. (The natural escalation of corrective guidance: counsel, mild warning, firm discipline, and finally complete severance.)

— Malayalam

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“ കൊയ്ത്തോളം കാത്തിട്ടു, കൊയ്യാറാകുമ്പോൾ ഉറങ്ങരുതു”
English Translation:
Having waited patiently until the harvest, do not fall asleep just as the reaping begins. (Never give in to fatigue and slacken vigilance at the decisive moment when fruits are ready to be gathered.)

“ വന്നറിയാഞ്ഞാൽ ചെന്നറിയണം”
English Translation:
What you failed to learn when it came to your door, you must go out and learn the hard way. (When gentle warnings and secondhand advice are ignored, direct, painful experience becomes the only instructor.)

“ വീണ മരത്തേലോടിക്കയറാം”
English Translation:
Anyone can run and climb upon a fallen tree. (When a once-mighty person falls from power, even the weakest cowards dare to trample and gloat over them.)