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“ തിന്നുതിന്നു പന്നിയായി”
English Translation:
Gorged and gorged until turning into a swine. (Unrestrained overindulgence and sloth degrading human character and health into crude coarseness.)

— Malayalam

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“ വേർകിഴിഞ്ഞു തിരുൾ ഇളക്കി”
English Translation:
Dug down to the roots and stirred the tender heart-shoot. (Probing deeply to the very root of an issue and shaking a matter to its deepest core.)

“ പരുത്തിയോളമേ നൂൽ വെളുക്കു”
English Translation:
The thread will be only as white as the raw cotton it was spun from. (The final outcome cannot transcend the inherent quality and limitations of the foundational material.)

“ മിഞ്ചികൊടുക്കാഞ്ഞാൽ മീശ വരികയില്ല”
English Translation:
If you do not venture boldly and give generously, you will never attain a mustache. (Without daring initiative, magnanimity, and willingness to spend, one can never achieve true stature or respect.)