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Thirukkural 468

Chapter 47: தெரிந்து செயல்வகை (Acting after due Consideration) · Wealth

Kural 468

ஆற்றின் வருந்தா வருத்தம் பலர்நின்று
போற்றினும் பொத்துப் படும்.

Aatrin Varundhaa Varuththam Palarnindru
Potrinum Poththup Patum

On no right system if man toil and strive, Though many men assist, no work can thrive

Meaning

The work, which is not done by suitable methods, will fail though many stand to uphold it.

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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