Thirukkural 598 in English

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Tamil original

உள்ளம் இலாதவர் எய்தார் உலகத்து
வள்ளியம் என்னுஞ் செருக்கு.

Transliteration

Ullam Ilaadhavar Eydhaar Ulakaththu
Valliyam Ennunj Cherukku

English Translation

“Heartless persons cannot boast \"We are liberal to our best\"”

Plain-English meaning

Those who have no (greatness of) mind, will not acquire the joy of saying in the world, "we have excercised liaberality"

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Tamil pronunciation

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English Translation

Heartless persons cannot boast \"We are liberal to our best\"

G.U. Pope Translation

The soulless man can never gainTh' ennobling sense of power with men

Plain-English Meaning

Those who have no (greatness of) mind, will not acquire the joy of saying in the world, "we have excercised liaberality"

ஊக்கம் இல்லாதவர் பிறர்க்கு உதவும் வள்ளல் யாம் என்னும் மன உயர்வைப் பெறமாட்டார்.

Chapter 60

ஊக்கம் உடைமை

To own is to own energy All others own but lethargy

Psychic heart is wealth indeed Worldly wealth departs in speed

The strong in will do not complain The loss of worldly wealth and gain

Fortune enquires, enters with boom Where tireless strivers have their home

Water depth is lotus height Mental strength is men's merit

Let thoughts be always great and grand Though they fail their virtues stand

Elephants are firm when arrows hit Great minds keep fit ev'n in defeat

Heartless persons cannot boast \"We are liberal to our best\"

Huge elephant sharp in tusk quails When tiger, less in form, assails

Mental courage is true manhood Lacking that man is like a wood