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Thirukkural 108

Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றியறிதல் (Gratitude) · Virtue

Kural 108

நன்றி மறப்பது நன்றன்று நன்றல்லது
அன்றே மறப்பது நன்று.

Nandri Marappadhu Nandrandru Nandralladhu
Andre Marappadhu Nandru

'Tis never good to let the thought of good things done thee pass away; Of things not good, 'tis good to rid thy memory that very day

Meaning

It is not good to forget a benefit; it is good to forget an injury even in the very moment (in which it is inflicted).

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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