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“ പാമ്പിനു പാൽ വിഷം; പശുവിനു പുല്ലു പാൽ”
English Translation:
To the serpent, sweet milk turns into venom; to the cow, coarse grass turns into nourishing milk. (Inner nature determines outcome: noble souls produce blessings from humble sustenance, while corrupt minds turn purity into poison.)

“ തീക്കനൽ അരിക്കുന്ന ഉറുമ്പു കരിക്കട്ട വെച്ചെക്കുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will an ant that can crawl over red-hot coals spare a lump of cold charcoal? (Someone who has faced and conquered mortal perils will make short work of trivial obstacles.)

“ എല്ലാവർക്കും ഒരു അക്കരെ അമ്പലംവേണം”
English Translation:
Everyone longs for a temple situated on the opposite shore. (Human nature always yearns for what is distant, romanticized, and difficult to reach.)