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“Malayalam Proverb:
നിലെക്കുനിന്നാൽ വിലെക്കുപോകും”
— English Translation:
If it maintains its proper standard and composure, it will fetch its true value. (Preserving personal honor and patient dignity ensures that one's genuine worth is recognized and respected.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിത്യാഭ്യാസിആനയെ എടുക്കും”
— English Translation:
A man of unrelenting daily practice can lift an elephant. (Steady, daily training and dedicated persistence enable one to accomplish seemingly superhuman feats.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിലെക്കുനിന്നാൽ മലെക്കുസമം”
— English Translation:
If you stand firm in your proper place and principles, you equal a mountain. (Steadfast integrity, self-respect, and moral grounding endow a person with unshakeable dignity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിത്യത്തൊഴിലഭ്യാസം”
— English Translation:
Daily work is the true discipline. (Continuous, repetitive practice in one's craft is what builds effortless mastery and competence.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിഴൽ (നില) മറന്നു കളിക്കരുത്”
— English Translation:
Never play while forgetting your own shadow (or your actual station). (Never lose sight of your background, limitations, and roots; do not act with inflated, foolish arrogance.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിത്യംകാണുന്നകോഴി നിറംപിഴെക്കും”
— English Translation:
The fowl seen every day appears dull in color. (Familiarity breeds contempt; constant everyday exposure blinds us to the genuine beauty and worth of what is close at hand.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിഴലിനെകണ്ടിട്ടു മണ്ണിന്നടിച്ചാൽ കൈവേദനപ്പെടുകയല്ലാതെ ഫലം ഉണ്ടൊ”
— English Translation:
If you strike the ground upon seeing a shadow, what result is there except hurting your own knuckles? (Fighting imaginary threats, shadows, and illusions brings nothing but self-inflicted pain.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിന്ന കുന്നു കുഴിക്കല്ല”
— English Translation:
Do not dig away the soil from the very hill on which you stand. (Never undermine or destroy the institution, foundation, or benefactor that sustains you; do not saw off the branch you are sitting on.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നീണ്ടനാവിനു കുറിയആയുസ്സ്”
— English Translation:
A long tongue has a short life. (Those who indulge in reckless gossip, slander, and insolence bring swift trouble and premature ruin upon themselves.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നിന്റെവായികണ്ടാൽ വെളുത്തേടന്റെ അറതുറന്ന പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Looking into your mouth is like opening the washerman's linen storeroom. (Incessant, uncontrolled blabbering that airs everyone’s dirty laundry and exposes messy gossip.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നീചരിൽചെയ്യുന്ന ഉപകാരം നീറ്റിലെ വരപോലെ”
— English Translation:
A favor done for the vile is like a line drawn upon water. (Acts of benevolence and kindness bestowed upon ungrateful, base individuals vanish without leaving the slightest trace of gratitude.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നായ്ക്കു നറുനൈ തങ്ങുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Can a dog's stomach ever hold pure clarified butter? (Base natures cannot handle high honors, unearned luxury, or rich fortunes; it only spoils them or makes them sick.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നാലുതമ്പിദൈവം”
— English Translation:
Four united brothers are equal to a deity. (Steadfast family solidarity and sibling unity hold invincible, godlike strength.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നായ്ക്കു പൊതിയൻതേങ്ങാ കിട്ടിയപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a dog that stumbled upon an unhusked coconut. (Possessing a prized object that one is completely incapable of opening, using, or enjoying.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നാല്പതൂദിവസം കട്ടാൽ ഉമ്മറപ്പടിയും വിളിച്ചുപറയും”
— English Translation:
If you steal for forty days, even the front threshold will cry out your guilt. (Persistent wrongdoing cannot remain hidden forever; habitual deceit will eventually be exposed by the walls themselves.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
നായ്ക്കു മീശവളർന്നാലുണ്ടൊ അമ്പട്ടനുകാര്യം”
— English Translation:
If a dog sprouts whiskers, does it bring any trade to the barber? (Irrelevant occurrences and changes in base quarters create no practical benefit or concern for respectable society.)