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Thirukkural 870

Chapter 87: பகை மாட்சி (The Might of Hatred) · Wealth

Kural 870

கல்லான் வெகுளும் சிறுபொருள் எஞ்ஞான்றும்
ஒல்லானை ஒல்லா தொளி.

Kallaan Vekulum Siruporul Egngnaandrum
Ollaanai Ollaa Tholi

The task of angry war with men unlearned in virtue's loreWho will not meet, glory shall meet him never more

Meaning

The light (of fame) will never be gained by him who gains not the trifling reputation of having fought an unlearned (foe).

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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