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“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലം പോലൊരു ഗുരുവില്ല”
— English Translation:
There is no teacher like time. (Lived experience and time instruct far more deeply than any verbal lesson.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാശിക്കുപോയാലും കർമ്മംതുലകയില്ല”
— English Translation:
Even if you journey on pilgrimage to Kashi, your karma cannot be shaken off. (No amount of external pilgrimage can erase past deeds or outrun personal destiny.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലത്തെ തോണി കടവത്ത് എത്തും”
— English Translation:
The ferry that departs early will reach the landing dock in good time. (Prompt initiative and early preparation guarantee a successful and timely outcome.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാശിക്കുപോയാലും ദൂശിക്കുകാശൊന്നു”
— English Translation:
Even if you travel all the way to Kashi, a needle still costs a copper coin. (Basic necessities cost money everywhere; travelling to holy lands does not eliminate worldly expenses.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലത്തെ തുഴയാഞ്ഞാൽ കടവിൽ ചെന്നടുക്കൂല”
— English Translation:
If you do not row in good time, you will never pull up to the shore. (Procrastination and hesitation guarantee failure in reaching your goals.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാശില്ലാത്തവൻ കാശിക്കുപോയാലുംഫലമില്ല”
— English Translation:
For a man without money, going to Kashi bears no fruit. (Even spiritual aspirations and sacred journeys require worldly means and resources to accomplish.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലത്തൊരു മടിമടിച്ചാൽ അന്തിക്കൊരു പശിപശിക്കും”
— English Translation:
Sloth in the morning brings hunger by dusk. (Idleness in the prime of life or work hours yields poverty and distress in the end.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാശുചെന്നാൽ കറിനന്ന്”
— English Translation:
Spend the coins freely, and the curry turns out rich and flavorful. (You get what you pay for; quality results require adequate investment.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലാച്ചിയോടു കടം കൊണ്ടാൽ കാലായിൽവെച്ചും തടുക്കും”
— English Translation:
Borrow from an unyielding Kalachi woman, and she will confront you right in the middle of the threshing floor. (Borrowing from a relentless, fierce creditor guarantees public humiliation anywhere, anytime.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കിടക്കുന്നതു കാവൽചാള(കുപ്പയിൽ); സ്വപ്നം കാണുന്നതുമച്ചും മാളികയും”
— English Translation:
Sleeping in a watchman’s shack (or on a rubbish heap), but dreaming of attics and grand mansions. (Daydreaming of high luxury while living in squalor; building castles in the air.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലവലോകനം കാര്യസാദ്ധ്യം നൃണാം”
— English Translation:
Observing the proper time accomplishes all goals for mankind. (Success in human enterprise hinges on understanding and seizing the right timing.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കിട്ടാത്തച്ചിക്കു കുറ്റമില്ല”
— English Translation:
The mistress who is out of reach is considered flawless. (What remains unattainable is easily idealized; or an absent party cannot be blamed for present troubles.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലിനുചുറ്റിയപാമ്പു കടിക്കാതെപോകുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Will a venomous serpent coiled around your leg ever slither away without striking? (A deadly, intimate threat will inevitably strike; do not expect mercy from an inherently lethal adversary.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കിട്ടിയതു കാര്യം, കിടെച്ചതു കല്ല്യാണം”
— English Translation:
What is secured is the real gain; what is obtained is a true celebration. (A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush; value what you have firmly obtained.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കാലുപിടിച്ചും കാച്ചിക്കുളിച്ചും കഴിയരുത്”
— English Translation:
Do not spend your days groveling at other people's feet and bathing in medicated oils. (A warning against living a servile, cowardly, and overly pampered existence.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കിണറ്റിൽ വീണപന്നിക്കു കല്ലുംകൊഴിയും (പാറയും) തുണ”
— English Translation:
For a wild boar fallen into a deep well, even stones and rocks hurled at it become stepping stones. (A fierce, resilient survivor who turns hostile attacks into the very means of climbing out.)