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“ പകൽ കാടാകാ, രാവു വീടാകാ”
English Translation:
By day the jungle will not do, and by night an empty house will not do. (Certain environments carry distinct hazards at specific times; wisdom lies in being in the right place at the right hour.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തകൃതിപ്പലിശ തടവിന്നാകാ”
English Translation:
Runaway compound interest cannot be recovered when the borrower is broken or behind bars. (Pushing demands and extortion to unreasonable extremes guarantees that you recover nothing at all.)

“ ആനയും ആടും പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like an elephant and a goat. (A laughable, extreme mismatch in size, capability, and strength.)

“ മയിലാടുമ്പോലെ ചെമ്പോത്താടുമോ”
English Translation:
Does a clumsy crow-pheasant dance the way a regal peacock dances? (A coarse, ungainly imitator can never match the innate grace, elegance, and mastery of a natural genius.)