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Thirukkural 36

Chapter 4: அறன் வலியுறுத்தல் (Assertion of the Strength of Virtue) · Virtue

Kural 36

அன்றறிவாம் என்னாது அறஞ்செய்க மற்றது
பொன்றுங்கால் பொன்றாத் துணை.

Andrarivaam Ennaadhu Aranjeyka Matradhu
Pondrungaal Pondraath Thunai

Do deeds of virtue now Say not, 'To-morrow we'll be wise'; Thus, when thou diest, shalt thou find a help that never dies

Meaning

Defer not virtue to another day; receive her now; and at the dying hour she will be your undying friend.

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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