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“Malayalam Proverb:
താന്താൻ പൊത്തിൽ തോന്തോം”
— English Translation:
Inside one's own hollow, one dances and sings with abandon. (Every cock crows on its own dunghill; within one's private domain, everyone feels sovereign and bold.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താന്താന്റെ അഭിപ്രായം തെറ്റിപോകയില്ലാ”
— English Translation:
One's own opinion never seems mistaken to oneself. (People are inherently blind to their own biases, always presuming their own views to be infallible.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താണകണ്ടത്തിൽ എഴുന്നവിള”
— English Translation:
A towering, bountiful crop rising out of a low-lying paddy plot. (Remarkable excellence, virtue, or prosperity emerging from humble, disadvantaged origins.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താന്തോന്നിക്കും മേന്തോന്നിക്കും പ്രതിയില്ലാ”
— English Translation:
There is no remedy for a willful rebel and an arrogant eccentric. (Obstinate self-will and lawless eccentricity are incorrigible; no counsel or rule can reform someone who respects nothing.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താണനിലത്തേ നീരോടൂ(നീരൊഴുകൂ); അതിനേദൈവം തുണചെയ്യൂ”
— English Translation:
Water flows only toward low ground; God aids only the humble. (Divine grace and natural abundance bypass the arrogant and pool where there is true humility.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ നാഴി കറക്കയുമില്ല, മോരിനുവരുന്നവരെ കുത്തുകയും ചെയ്യും”
— English Translation:
Gives not even a cup of milk, yet gores anyone who approaches asking for buttermilk. (A dog-in-the-manger attitude; completely unproductive and unhelpful, while fiercely hostile to anyone seeking assistance.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താണപുറത്തേ വെള്ളം നിൽക്കൂ”
— English Translation:
Water settles only on the lower ground. (Wisdom, peace, and lasting favor take root in modest, grounded minds rather than puffed-up egos.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ നേടാപ്പൊന്നിനു മാറ്റില്ല”
— English Translation:
Gold one has not earned by one's own labor carries no genuine purity. (Unearned wealth brings neither lasting satisfaction nor true appreciation; things acquired without sweat are rarely valued.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താണവാതിൽ കുനിഞ്ഞു കടക്കണം”
— English Translation:
You must stoop to pass through a low doorway. (Adapt your posture to reality; humble your pride when navigating restrictive or modest circumstances.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻപാതി ദൈവംപാതി”
— English Translation:
Half through one's own effort, half through God's grace. (God helps those who help themselves; human diligence and divine blessing must work hand in hand.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ ആകാഞ്ഞാൽ കോണത്തിരിക്ക; പല്ലാകാഞ്ഞാൽ മെല്ലെച്ചിരിക്ക (താൻ ഒട്ടെളുതായാൽ കോണത്തിരിക്കണം, പല്ലൊട്ടെളുതായാൽ മെല്ലെ ചവയ്ക്കണം)”
— English Translation:
If you are weak, sit quietly in the corner; if your teeth are unsound, smile gently (or chew softly). (Know your limitations; when infirm or ill-equipped, conduct yourself with modest restraint and quiet prudence.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താരം കൊണ്ടുരുട്ടിയാൽ ഓടം കൊണ്ടുരുട്ടും”
— English Translation:
If you roll against me with a small coin, I will roll back with a whole boat. (Meeting petty deceit with overwhelming countermeasures; tit for tat on a grand scale.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താൻ ഇരിക്കേണ്ടിടത്തു താൻ ഇരിക്കാഞ്ഞാൽ അവിടെ പിന്നെ നായിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
If you do not occupy the seat you ought to occupy, a stray dog will sit there instead. (If you abdicate your rightful post, duty, or authority, an unworthy opportunist will immediately usurp it.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
താററ്റ തുണി പോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like a garment stripped of its waist-fold. (Completely loose, undisciplined, and devoid of grounding or dignity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
തള്ളക്കോഴി ചവുട്ടീട്ട് കുഞ്ഞൻകോഴി ചാകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
A chick does not perish from being stepped on by the mother hen. (Parental discipline and loving correction, though stern, are never intended to destroy the child.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
തലയുള്ളന്നും മൂക്കിലെവെള്ളം വറ്റുകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
As long as the head remains, the drip from the nose will never dry up. (As long as mortal life continues, minor troubles, expenses, and annoyances are unavoidable.)