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Malayalam Proverb:
വിശന്നാൽ നിറകയില്ലെന്നും നിറഞ്ഞാൽ വിശക്കയില്ലെന്നും ഉണ്ടൊ
English Translation:
Is it ever true that once hungry one never fills, or once full one never hungers again? (Human conditions are cyclical; hunger and fullness, poverty and plenty perpetually alternate, and no worldly state is permanent.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിൽക്കാമാട്ടിനു കൊള്ളാവില
English Translation:
For cattle not meant for sale, an exorbitant price is quoted. (When one has no intention of parting with an asset, one names an impossible valuation to turn buyers away.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വില്ലിന്റെ ബലം പോലെ അമ്പിന്റെ പാച്ചിൽ
English Translation:
The flight of the arrow is governed by the strength of the bow. (The momentum, reach, and success of an undertaking directly reflect the caliber, power, and foundation driving it.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിശക്കാൻ തക്കതുണ്ണണം, മറക്കാൻ തക്കതു പറയണം
English Translation:
Eat only enough to feel hunger again, and speak only words that can be readily forgiven and forgotten. (Practice moderation in all things: eat sparingly to preserve health and appetite, and speak measured words to avoid leaving permanent, bitter wounds.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിലയിൽ പത്തുപിടിച്ചും കൊണ്ടുകൂടെ പത്തുകൊടുക്കുന്നതു എന്തിനു
English Translation:
Why dock ten coins from the price only to pay ten extra coins alongside it? (Convoluted, self-canceling transactions; making an elaborate show of bargaining that nets zero real difference.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിരണ്ടവൻ കണ്ണിനു ഇരുണ്ടതെല്ലാം പേയ്
English Translation:
To the eyes of one who is spooked, every dark shadow is a demon. (A paranoid, fearful mind projects danger, conspiracy, and horror onto every harmless circumstance.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിരൽ വെപ്പാനിടം കൊടുത്താൽ പിന്നവിടെ ഉരൽ വെക്കും
English Translation:
If you yield room to rest a finger, they will soon place a heavy mortar there. (Granting even the slightest foothold to an intrusive person invites them to take over your entire space.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിരൽ വീങ്ങിയാൽ ഉരൽ ആമൊ
English Translation:
Even if a finger swells up, will it ever become a wooden mortar? (Artificial inflation or puffed-up vanity cannot transform a petty person into a monumental figure.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിരൽ ചുട്ടു കവിൾ തുളെക്കരുതു
English Translation:
Do not burn your own finger to brand a hole in your own cheek. (Self-inflicted spite; never incur personal harm and pain merely to enact a petty, self-destructive point.)

Malayalam Proverb:
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 Proverb:
വിനാശകാലെ വിപരീതബുദ്ധി, ആരാന്റെ കത്തി എന്നെയൊന്നുകൊത്തി
English Translation:
In times of doom, perverted judgment reigns: "Someone else's knife has slashed me!" (When ruin approaches, reason fails; individuals commit self-destructive blunders and absurdly blame external phantoms.)

Malayalam Proverb:
വിനാ പുരുഷകാരേണ ദൈവമത്രെനസിദ്ധ്യതി
English Translation:
Without human exertion, even divine grace bears no fruit. (God helps those who help themselves; destiny requires active, diligent human labor to materialize.)