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Kural 151

Kural 151 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

அகழ்வாரைத் தாங்கும் நிலம்போலத் தம்மை இகழ்வார்ப் பொறுத்தல் தலை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

As earth bears up the men who delve into her breast, To bear with scornful men of virtues is the best.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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