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“ പാക്കായാൽ മടിയിൽ വെയ്ക്കാം കമുങ്ങായാലോ”
English Translation:
If it is an areca nut, you can tuck it into your waistcloth; but what if it is an entire areca palm tree? (A small issue or modest possession is easily handled and kept discreet, but a massive affair cannot be hidden or managed quietly.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ പൂട്ടുന്നകാള എന്തിനു വിതെക്കുന്ന വിത്തെറിയുന്നു”
English Translation:
Why should the ox that plows the furrow scatter the sown seed? (Self-destructive folly; working hard to prepare the ground while simultaneously trampling the very crop it is meant to bear.)

“ ആലസ്യമെന്നുമേ ആപത്തുകാരണം”
English Translation:
Sloth is ever the fountainhead of calamity. (Idleness and chronic procrastination inevitably invite ruin.)

“ തനിപ്പൊന്നിനു തീപ്പെടിയില്ല”
English Translation:
Pure gold has no fear of the roaring furnace. (Unblemished truth, clear conscience, and true integrity never fear testing, trial, or intense scrutiny.)