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Thirukkural 669

Chapter 67: வினைத்திட்பம் (Power in Action) · Wealth

Kural 669

துன்பம் உறவரினும் செய்க துணிவாற்றி
இன்பம் பயக்கும் வினை.

Thunpam Uravarinum Seyka Thunivaatri
Inpam Payakkum Vinai

Though toil and trouble face thee, firm resolve hold fast, And do the deeds that pleasure yield at last

Meaning

Though it should cause increasing sorrow (at the outset), do with firmness the act that yield bliss (in the end).

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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