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Kural 154

Kural 154 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

நிறையுடைமை நீங்காமை வேண்டின் பொநற்யுடைமை போற்றி யொழுகப் படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Seek'st thou honour never tarnished to retain; So must thou patience, guarding evermore, maintain.

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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