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Chapter 63: இடுக்கண் அழியாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 63

Kural 627

இடுக்கண் அழியாமை

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திருக்குறள்

இலக்கம் உடம்பிடும்பைக் கென்று கலக்கத்தைக் கையாறாக் கொள்ளாதாம் மேல்.

Ilakkam Utampitumpaik Kendru Kalakkaththaik Kaiyaaraak Kollaadhaam Mel

“The wise worry no more of woes Knowing body's butt of sorrows”

'Man's frame is sorrow's target', the noble mind reflects,Nor meets with troubled mind the sorrows it expects

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Kural #627

The Strength Within

The story illustrates that great individuals do not view bodily pain as a reason to give up or lose hope. The great will not regard trouble as trouble, knowing that the body is the butt of trouble

8–14 yr 1 min