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“ ധൃതികൊള്ളാം ഈച്ചയെ പിടിപ്പാ�”
English Translation:
Frantic haste is good only for snatching at flies. (Rash impatience accomplishes nothing of real substance; haste makes waste.)

“ നന്നമ്പറ വെറ്റില, തുളുനാടൻ അടക്ക, അറപ്പുഴ ചുണ്ണാമ്പു, യാഴ്വാണം (ചാപ്പാണം) പുകയില”
English Translation:
Betel leaf from Nannambra, areca nut from Tulu Nadu, slaked lime from Arappuzha, and tobacco from Jaffna. (The mark of true excellence achieved by gathering the finest specialized elements from their best native sources.)

“ പോണ്ടതുപോയെ വേണ്ടതുതോന്നൂ”
English Translation:
Only after what was bound to be lost has vanished does the right realization dawn. (Hindsight is always clearer than foresight; wisdom often arrives only after the damage is done.)