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“ മൊട്ടെക്കു കൈനീട്ടുന്നവൻ വിട്ടെക്കും കൈനീട്ടണം”
English Translation:
He who reaches out his hand to seize the egg must also be ready to open his hand to let it drop. (Accepting enterprise requires accepting liability; whoever seeks high rewards must also be prepared to bear risk, sacrifice, and loss.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ തീട്ടം കൊണ്ടു കോട്ട കെട്ടിയാൽ നായുരുട്ടിയിട്ടു തിന്നും”
English Translation:
If a fortress is built of filth, stray dogs will roll it down and devour it. (Institutions or fortunes founded on corruption, deceit, and degradation will be dismantled and humiliated by scavengers.)

“ അടിമേലടിച്ചാൽ അമ്മിയും പൊടിയും”
English Translation:
Strike upon strike will crumble even a granite grinding stone. (Continuous perseverance wears down even the hardest obstacles.)

“ ഇല്ലത്തില്ലെങ്കിൽ കൊല്ലത്തും(കോലോത്തും) ഇല്ല”
English Translation:
If it cannot be found in your ancestral home, you will not find it in Kollam (or the royal palace). (True peace, security, and sustenance begin at home; what is absent within cannot be found wandering afar.)