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Thirukkural 661

Chapter 67: வினைத்திட்பம் (Power in Action) · Wealth

Kural 661

வினைத்திட்பம் என்பது ஒருவன் மனத்திட்பம்
மற்றைய எல்லாம் பிற.

Vinaiththitpam Enpadhu Oruvan Manaththitpam
Matraiya Ellaam Pira

What men call 'power in action' know for 'power of mind'Externe to man all other aids you find

Meaning

Firmness in action is (simply) one's firmness of mind; all other (abilities) are not of this nature.

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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