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Thirukkural 155

Chapter 16: பொறையுடைமை (The Possession of Patience, Forbearance) · Virtue

Kural 155

ஒறுத்தாரை ஒன்றாக வையாரே வைப்பர்
பொறுத்தாரைப் பொன்போற் பொதிந்து.

Oruththaarai Ondraaka Vaiyaare Vaippar
Poruththaaraip Ponpor Podhindhu

Who wreak their wrath as worthless are despised; Who patiently forbear as gold are prized

Meaning

(The wise) will not at all esteem the resentful They will esteem the patient just as the gold which they lay up with care.

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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