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“ പണംകൊണ്ടറിഞ്ഞെങ്കിലെ പണത്തേൽകൊള്ളൂ”
English Translation:
Only if one has learned the hard way through money will one truly value wealth. (Only through personal handling, managing losses, and financial struggle does one truly grasp the value of money.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉറി പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like a suspended kitchen pot-sling. (Hanging in precarious limbo, shifting helplessly with every slight breeze.)

“ പലർകൂടി ആർക്കുന്നതിനാൽ ധൈര്യം വർദ്ധിക്കുന്നതായി തോന്നുന്നു”
English Translation:
Because many shout together, courage seems to swell. (Mob mentality; cowards find an illusion of daring and bravado only when clamoring inside a crowd.)

“ ആവതുപോൽ ആചാരം”
English Translation:
Observances and rituals according to one’s means. (Cut your coat according to your cloth; religious rites and customs should match practical capacity.)