The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 627

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Hopefulness in Trouble · Wealth & public life

இலக்கம் உடம்பிடும்பைக் கென்று கலக்கத்தைக் கையாறாக் கொள்ளாதாம் மேல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இலக்கம் உடம்பிடும்பைக் கென்று கலக்கத்தைக் கையாறாக் கொள்ளாதாம் மேல்.

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'Man's frame is sorrow's target', the noble mind reflects, Nor meets with troubled mind the sorrows it expects.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain