පිරුණු කළේ දිය නොසැලේ, අඩු කළේ දිය සෙලවෙයි

“A pot that is completely full makes no noise when shaken; a pot only half full rattles loudly.”

People with little real knowledge tend to talk the loudest, while those who are truly wise and well-informed stay calm and say little.

“You cannot swallow a medicine pill without your own throat knowing it.”

A person cannot hide the truth about their own actions from themselves.

“Whatever is thrown up into the air must come back down to the ground.”

Anything, or anyone, that rises too high or too fast will eventually fall back down.

“The bird that keeps jumping from branch to branch to escape the rain ends up soaked through and dies.”

Constantly running from a problem instead of facing it directly usually causes greater harm in the end.

අන්ධයාට මොන පහන් එළියද

“What use is the light of a lamp to a person who cannot see?”

A gift or piece of advice is wasted on someone who has no way to make use of it.

“In too much haste, a hand cannot even reach inside a narrow-necked pot.”

Rushing through a task makes a person clumsy and causes even simple things to go wrong.