Kural 628 · இன்பம் விழையான் இடும்பை இயல்பென்பான்
One who does not crave pleasure and knows that trouble is natural will not suffer in trouble.
The Eighteen Lesser Texts, including the Thirukkural.
One who does not crave pleasure and knows that trouble is natural will not suffer in trouble.
One who does not crave for pleasure even in the time of pleasure will not suffer in the time of suffering.
If one accepts hardship itself as pleasure, he gains an excellence that even his enemies desire.
The minister is one who knows the means, the time and the method, and accomplishes even a difficult task with distinction.
One in whom courage, protection of the people, learning, understanding and effort are all present together is the excellent minister.
The minister is one who is able to divide the enemy's allies, to keep and cherish friends, and to reunite those who have parted.
The minister is one who is capable of examining and discerning, acting after discernment, and stating his view firmly.
The one who knows dharma, speaks measured and complete words and always knows the right means is the counsellor worth choosing after examination.
For those who have natural subtlety of mind together with book learning, what is there so subtle as to stand in their way?
Even if one knows the methods of action from texts, one must act knowing the natural course of the world.