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Thirukkural 102

Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றியறிதல் (Gratitude) · Virtue

Kural 102

காலத்தி னாற்செய்த நன்றி சிறிதெனினும்
ஞாலத்தின் மாணப் பெரிது.

Kaalaththi Naarseydha Nandri Siridheninum
Gnaalaththin Maanap Peridhu

A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth, The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earth

Meaning

A favour conferred in the time of need, though it be small (in itself), is (in value) much larger than the world.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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