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Thirukkural 670

Chapter 67: வினைத்திட்பம் (Power in Action) · Wealth

Kural 670

எனைத்திட்பம் எய்தியக் கண்ணும் வினைத்திட்பம்
வேண்டாரை வேண்டாது உலகு.

Enaiththitpam Ey Thiyak Kannum
Vinaiththitpam Ventaarai Ventaadhu Ulaku

The world desires not men of every power possessed, Who power in act desire not,- crown of all the rest

Meaning

The great will not esteem those who esteem not firmness of action, whatever other abilities the latter may possess.

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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