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“ വിത്തുവിതെച്ചാൽ മുത്തുവിളയുമൊ”
English Translation:
If you sow ordinary grain seeds, will pearls ever sprout? (As you sow, so shall you reap; modest, common inputs cannot yield miraculous, transcendent treasures.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ 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.)

“ ഏച്ചുകെട്ടിയാൽ മുഴെച്ചിരിക്കും”
English Translation:
If spliced together clumsily, it will stick out as an ugly bulge. (A clumsy, forced compromise or patchwork fix will always show its awkward seams.)

“ ഉറുമ്പു ഓണം കരുതുമ്പോലെ”
English Translation:
Like an ant gathering provisions for the Onam season. (Diligent foresight and thrifty preparation ahead of lean times.)