Thirukkural

Do you have a favorite Thirukkural couplet? Want to tell us about it?

I like to talk about the kurals that I can live by, or the ones that have helped me, guide me, over the years.

One of my favorite is;

காலத்தி னாற்செய்த நன்றி சிறிதெனினும்
ஞாலத்தின் மாணப் பெரிது

Verse 102 A kindness done in the hour of need may itself be small, but in worth it exceeds the whole world.

I'm sure all of us have experienced this in our lives, in some way or the other.

Update:
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