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“ വകക്കു തക്കതെ വാ പിളർക്കാവൂ”
English Translation:
Open your mouth only in proportion to your actual means. (Cut your coat according to your cloth; make demands, promises, or expenditures strictly within your real capacity.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ മകരം (മേടം)വന്നാൽ മറിച്ചെണ്ണെണ്ടാ”
English Translation:
Once the month of Makaram (or Medam) arrives, there is no need to count twice. (Certain harvest seasons and turning points bring absolute certainty, leaving no room for doubt or hesitation.)

“ ചാരിയാൽ ചാരിയതുമണക്കും”
English Translation:
Lean against something, and you will smell of whatever you touched. (Association rubs off; you inevitably take on the traits and reputation of the company you keep.)

“ ആശാനക്ഷരം ഒന്നുപിഴച്ചാൽ ശിഷ്യന്നക്ഷരം അമ്പത്തൊന്നും”
English Translation:
If the master errs by a single letter, the disciple blunders across all fifty-one. (A minor mistake by a leader multiplies into total confusion among their followers.)