The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 7

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The Praise of God · Virtue

தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால் மனக்கவலை மாற்றல் அரிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தனக்குவமை இல்லாதான் தாள்சேர்ந்தார்க் கல்லால் மனக்கவலை மாற்றல் அரிது.

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Unless His foot, 'to Whom none can compare,' men gain, 'Tis hard for mind to find relief from anxious pain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain