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Thirukkural 945

Kural 945

மாறுபாடு இல்லாத உண்டி மறுத்துண்ணின்
ஊறுபாடு இல்லை உயிர்க்கு.

Maarupaatu Illaadha Unti Maruththunnin
Oorupaatu Illai Uyirkku

With self-denial take the well-selected meal; So shall thy frame no sudden sickness feel

Meaning

There will be no disaster to one's life if one eats with moderation, food that is not disagreeable.

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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