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Kural 156

Kural 156 · The Possession of Patience, Forbearance

ஒறுத்தார்க்கு ஒருநாளை இன்பம் பொறுத்தார்க்குப் பொன்றுந் துணையும் புகழ்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

Who wreak their wrath have pleasure for a day; Who bear have praise till earth shall pass away.

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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