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Thirukkural 612

Chapter 62: ஆள்வினை உடைமை (Manly Effort) · Wealth

Kural 612

வினைக்கண் வினைகெடல் ஓம்பல் வினைக்குறை
தீர்ந்தாரின் தீர்ந்தன்று உலகு.

Vinaikkan Vinaiketal Ompal Vinaikkurai
Theerndhaarin Theerndhandru Ulaku

In action be thou, 'ware of act's defeat; The world leaves those who work leave incomplete

Meaning

Take care not to give up exertion in the midst of a work; the world will abandon those who abandon their unfinished work.

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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