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Kural 155

Kural 155 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

ஒறுத்தாரை ஒன்றாக வையாரே வைப்பர் பொறுத்தாரைப் பொன்போற் பொதிந்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Who wreak their wrath as worthless are despised; Who patiently forbear as gold are prized.

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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