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Thirukkural 130

Chapter 13: அடக்கம் உடைமை (The Possession of Self-restraint) · Virtue

Kural 130

கதங்காத்துக் கற்றடங்கல் ஆற்றுவான் செவ்வி
அறம்பார்க்கும் ஆற்றின் நுழைந்து.

Kadhangaaththuk Katratangal Aatruvaan Sevvi
Arampaarkkum Aatrin Nuzhaindhu

Who learns restraint, and guards his soul from wrath, Virtue, a timely aid, attends his path

Meaning

Virtue, seeking for an opportunity, will come into the path of that man who, possessed of learning and self-control, guards himself against anger.

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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