ProverbPedia

“ പൂള പുഴുങ്ങട്ടെടീ, പുടഞ്ഞാൽ കാൺപിക്കാം”
English Translation:
Let the tapioca steam first, woman; once it breaks open, I will show it to you. (Exercise patience; do not demand proof or display of results before the process has reached proper fruition.)

“ സങ്കടകോഴിക്കു പണമൊന്നു”
English Translation:
For a chicken sold in distress, a single copper coin. (Exploiting another’s desperation to purchase valuable assets for a pittance; distress sales yield bottom prices.)

“ നായ്ക്കോലം കെട്ടിയാൽപിന്നെ കരക്കെല്ലുള്ളു”
English Translation:
Once you put on the guise of a dog, you have no choice but to bark. (Once you voluntarily accept a role, station, or costume, you must play the part and bear its humiliations without complaint.)