Thirukkural 533 in English

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Tamil original

பொச்சாப்பார்க் கில்லை புகழ்மை அதுஉலகத்து
எப்பால்நூ லோர்க்கும் துணிவு.

Transliteration

Pochchaappaark Killai Pukazhmai Adhuulakaththu
Eppaalnoo Lorkkum Thunivu

English Translation

“Forgetful nature fails of fame All schools of thinkers say the same”

Plain-English meaning

Thoughtlessness will never acquire fame; and this tenet is upheld by all treatises in the world

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English Translation

Forgetful nature fails of fame All schools of thinkers say the same

G.U. Pope Translation

'To self-oblivious men no praise'; this ruleDecisive wisdom sums of every school

Plain-English Meaning

Thoughtlessness will never acquire fame; and this tenet is upheld by all treatises in the world

மறதியை உடையவர்க்குப் புகழ் உடைமை இல்லை; இது இவ்வுலகத்தில் எந்தத் துறை நுகர்வோர்க்கும் முடிவான கருத்தாகும்.

Chapter 54

பொச்சாவாமை

Worse than wrath in excess is Forgetfulness in joy-excess

Negligence kills renown just as Ceaseless want wisdom destroys

Forgetful nature fails of fame All schools of thinkers say the same

The fearful find no fortress here The forgetful find good never

Failing foresight the guardless man Shall rue his folly later on

Forget none; watch with wakeful care Miss none; the gain is sans compare

With cautious care pursue a thing Impossible there is nothing

Do what the wise commend as worth If not, for seven births no mirth

When joy deludes, their fate recall Whom negligence has made to fall

Easy it is a thing to get When the mind on it is set