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“ വാക്കുകൊണ്ടു കോട്ടകെട്ടുക”
English Translation:
Building a fortress out of mere words. (Building castles in the air; indulging in grandiose boasting without backing it up with a single tangible action.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഇളകിയപുറത്തെ വാതംകോച്ചൂ”
English Translation:
Cold spasms and aches strike the back that is already strained and exposed. (Adversity and disease attack precisely where weakness and exhaustion already exist.)

“ അടുക്കളക്കാരൻ സ്വന്തമെങ്കിൽ കടപ്പന്തിയും മതി”
English Translation:
If the cook in the kitchen is your kin, sitting in the last row of the feast is plenty good enough. (Having an insider guarantees you are well looked after, no matter your outward position.)

“ വണ്ണത്താൻ വീട്ടിൽഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ തുണി ഉറുപ്പയിൽ വേണം”
English Translation:
If the clothes are not at the washerman’s house, they must be in the chest. (Practical accountability; essential property must be found in its proper, recognized place when not in active use.)