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“ നാക്കുള്ളവൻ കഴുവേറുകയില്ല”
English Translation:
He who is gifted with eloquence will never mount the gallows. (Quick wit, diplomacy, and persuasive speech can talk a person out of the deadliest perils.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉടുക്കാവസ്ത്രം പുഴുതിന്നും”
English Translation:
Garments left unworn will be devoured by moths and worms. (Wealth, talents, and resources kept locked away in idle hoarding eventually rot into uselessness.)

“ അക്കരെനിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ ഇക്കരെപച്ച, ഇക്കരെ നിൽക്കുമ്പോൾ അക്കരെപച്ച”
English Translation:
Standing on the other bank this side looks green; standing on this bank that side looks green. (The grass is always greener on the other side.)

“ ചെട്ടികെട്ടാൽ പട്ടുടുക്കും”
English Translation:
When the merchant goes bankrupt, he dresses in fine silk. (A falling, desperate person putting on an exaggerated outward display of luxury to mask impending financial ruin.)