The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 669

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Power in Action · Wealth & public life

துன்பம் உறவரினும் செய்க துணிவாற்றி இன்பம் பயக்கும் வினை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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துன்பம் உறவரினும் செய்க துணிவாற்றி இன்பம் பயக்கும் வினை.

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Though toil and trouble face thee, firm resolve hold fast, And do the deeds that pleasure yield at last.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain