“ മുളയാകമ്പോൾ നഖംകൊണ്ടും നുളളാം, പിന്നെ മഴുവിട്ടു മുറിച്ചാലും നീങ്ങാ”
English Translation:
As a tender sprout it can be pinched off with a fingernail, but once mature, even an axe cannot fell it. (Nip trouble in the bud; vices and problems must be checked early before they become impossible to eradicate.)