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Thirukkural 1302

Kural 1302

உப்பமைந் தற்றால் புலவி அதுசிறிது
மிக்கற்றால் நீள விடல்.

Uppamain Thatraal Pulavi Adhusiridhu
Mikkatraal Neela Vital

A cool reserve is like the salt that seasons well the mess, Too long maintained, 'tis like the salt's excess

Meaning

A little dislike is like salt in proportion; to prolong it a little is like salt a little too much.

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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