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“ കയറെത്താത്തതുകൊണ്ടു കിണറുനികത്തണമൊ”
English Translation:
Should you fill in the well with earth just because your rope falls short of the water? (Never abandon or destroy a valuable resource simply because your current tools are inadequate.)

“ വള്ളത്തിൽകിടന്നോടിയാൽ വള്ളംകരക്കടുക്കുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the canoe reach the shore any faster if you run back and forth inside it? (Agitated, restless scurrying within a fixed framework accomplishes nothing; progress requires steady rowing, not anxious fidgeting.)

“ ശൂരിമേൽ വാഴവീണാലും വാഴമേൽ ശൂരി വീണാലും വാഴെക്കുകേടു”
English Translation:
Whether the plantain stem falls upon the dagger or the dagger falls upon the plantain, the injury is always to the plantain. (The weak and defenseless always suffer the damage when colliding with sharp, ruthless power, regardless of who initiated the contact.)