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Thirukkural 852

Kural 852

பகல்கருதிப் பற்றா செயினும் இகல்கருதி
இன்னாசெய் யாமை தலை.

Pakalkarudhip Patraa Seyinum Ikalkarudhi
Innaasey Yaamai Thalai

Though men disunion plan, and do thee much despite'Tis best no enmity to plan, nor evil deeds requite

Meaning

Though disagreeable things may be done from (a feeling of) disunion, it is far better that nothing painful be done from (that of) hatred.

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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