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Thirukkural 637

Chapter 64: அமைச்சு (The Office of Minister of state) · Wealth

Kural 637

செயற்கை அறிந்தக் கடைத்தும் உலகத்து
இயற்கை அறிந்து செயல்.

Seyarkai Arindhak Kataiththum Ulakaththu
Iyarkai Arindhu Seyal

Though knowing all that books can teach, 'tis truest tactTo follow common sense of men in act

Meaning

Though you are acquainted with the (theoretical) methods (of performing an act), understand the ways of the world and act accordingly.

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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