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Thirukkural 963

Kural 963

பெருக்கத்து வேண்டும் பணிதல் சிறிய
சுருக்கத்து வேண்டும் உயர்வு.

Perukkaththu Ventum Panidhal Siriya
Surukkaththu Ventum Uyarvu

Bow down thy soul, with increase blest, in happy hour; Lift up thy heart, when stript of all by fortune's power

Meaning

In great prosperity humility is becoming; dignity, in great adversity.

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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