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“ തള്ളേ നോക്കി പിള്ളേ വാങ്ങണം”
English Translation:
Examine the mother before taking the daughter in marriage (or buying the calf). (Judge the future character, temperament, and health of offspring by observing the parent.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പിള്ളരെമോഹം പറഞ്ഞാൽതീരും; മൂരിമോഹം മൂളിയാൽ തീരും”
English Translation:
A child’s craving ends once spoken; a bullock’s craving ends once it grunts. (Fleeting, superficial desires that pass away harmlessly the moment they find a simple outlet.)

“ കോഴി ചിള്ളുംപോലെ തന്റെമുമ്പിൽമാത്രം”
English Translation:
Like a chicken scratching the soil only immediately in front of itself. (Parochial short-sightedness; caring only for one’s immediate selfish perimeter without regard for the wider world.)

“ ഞെക്കിപഴുപ്പിച്ച പഴംപോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a fruit ripened artificially by forceful squeezing. (Lacking natural sweetness, wholesome fragrance, and maturity; a forced, unnatural result that turns rotten rather than ripe.)