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Thirukkural 474

Chapter 48: வலியறிதல் (The Knowledge of Power) · Wealth

Kural 474

அமைந்தாங் கொழுகான் அளவறியான் தன்னை
வியந்தான் விரைந்து கெடும்.

Amaindhaang Kozhukaan Alavariyaan Thannai
Viyandhaan Viraindhu Ketum

Who not agrees with those around, no moderation knows, In self-applause indulging, swift to ruin goes

Meaning

He will quickly perish who, ignorant of his own resources flatters himself of his greatness, and does.

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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