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“ നാടോടുമ്പോൾ നടുവെ (ഓടണം)”
English Translation:
When the whole country runs, run along in the middle of the pack. (When in Rome, do as the Romans do; adapt to prevailing social movements to avoid unnecessary trouble.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ കൊട്ടിലിൽ കട്ടിലിട്ടാൽ കയ്യനുംകട്ടിലേറും”
English Translation:
Place a woven cot inside the cowshed, and even a rogue stable-hand will climb up to lounge on it. (Lowering standards and bringing refined comfort into base settings invites disrespect and improper liberties.)

“ കള്ളത്തിപശുവിനു ഒരു മട്ടി, തുള്ളിച്ചിപെണ്ണിനു ഒരു കുട്ടി”
English Translation:
For a straying cow, a heavy drag-clog; for a restless girl, a child in her arms. (Heavy domestic burdens and responsibilities ground and tame unruly temperaments.)

“ കുട്ടിക്കരി കൂട്ടിവേക്കണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Do not bother hoarding tiny bits of charcoal. (Do not squander storage and energy saving petty, worthless trifles.)