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Kural 153

Kural 153 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

இன்நம்யுள் இன்மை விருந்தொரால் வன்மையுள் வன்மை மடவார்ப் பொறை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

The sorest poverty is bidding guest unfed depart; The mightiest might to bear with men of foolish heart.

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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