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“ പല്ലിടകുത്തി മണപ്പിക്കരുതു (പല്ലിടുക്കിൽകുത്തി മണപ്പിക്കാൻകൊടുക്കരുതു)”
English Translation:
Do not pick between your teeth and offer the pick for others to sniff. (Keep sordid domestic squabbles, private filth, and shameful secrets to yourself rather than parading them before others.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ നൊന്തവൻ അന്തംപറയും”
English Translation:
He who is hurting will cry out in desperation. (A person in severe agony or facing grave injustice speaks plainly and without restraint, casting aside social decorum.)

“ കൊഞ്ചൻ തുള്ളിയാൽ മുട്ടോളം, ഏറെ തുള്ളിയാൽ ചട്ടിയോളം”
English Translation:
If a prawn leaps, it reaches knee-height; if it leaps too far, it lands squarely in the frying pan. (A weakling’s bravado has very narrow limits; reckless overreaching leads straight to self-destruction.)

“ കൈപ്പുണ്ണിനു കണ്ണാടിവേണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
You do not need a mirror to inspect an ulcer on your own hand. (What is completely obvious, self-evident, and right in plain sight requires no external proof.)