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Thirukkural 428

Chapter 43: அறிவுடைமை (The Possession of Knowledge) · Wealth

Kural 428

அஞ்சுவ தஞ்சாமை பேதைமை அஞ்சுவது
அஞ்சல் அறிவார் தொழில்.

Anjuva Thanjaamai Pedhaimai Anjuvadhu
Anjal Arivaar Thozhil

Folly meets fearful ills with fearless heart; To fear where cause of fear exists is wisdom's part

Meaning

Not to fear what ought to be feared, is folly; it is the work of the wise to fear what should be feared.

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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