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“ വിരൽ കൊടുത്താൽ കൈ വിഴുങ്ങും”
English Translation:
Offer a finger, and they will swallow the whole arm. (Give an inch and they will take a mile; opportunistic parasites exploit small concessions into total usurpation.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ വെള്ളമില്ലാത്തെടത്തു മുങ്ങാൻ കഴിയുമൊ”
English Translation:
Can one dive where there is no water? (You cannot perform actions or expect results where the fundamental medium and resources do not exist.)

“ ഇല്ലത്ത് പെൺപെറ്റപോലെ ഇരിക്കുന്നതെന്തു?”
English Translation:
Why sit there looking as despondent as an orthodox patriarch who just had a daughter born? (Wearing an expression of utter gloom and despair over an unavoidable turn of events.)

“ 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.)