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“ സ്വകാൎയ്യം തിന്നാൽ സൂകരം”
English Translation:
Devouring food solely for one’s own selfish gratification makes one a swine. (Selfish greed devoid of charity, sharing, or hospitality degrades human character to the level of a beast.)

“ നീട്ടിയോന്റെതലക്കു വടി”
English Translation:
The stick strikes the head of the one who stretched his neck out. (He who intrudes into other people’s affairs or sticks his neck out recklessly takes the brunt of the punishment.)

“ തള്ള ചവുട്ടിയാൽ പിള്ളയ്ക്കു കേടില്ല”
English Translation:
If the mother treads upon the child, no harm comes of it. (Discipline administered by genuine maternal affection leaves no lasting trauma or injury.)