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Today · Thirukkural · verse 1186 · Love

விளக்கற்றம் பார்க்கும் இருளேபோல் கொண்கன் முயக்கற்றம் பார்க்கும் பசப்பு.

Vilakkarram parkum irulepol kondkan / Muyakkarram parkum pasappu.

As darkness sees without a lamp, so does pallor see without effort in one who holds to his course. The inert heart shows its sickness plainly.

Neglect of discipline reveals itself in the body as surely as darkness reveals itself in the absence of light—you cannot hide the cost of surrendering to indolence, and the Stoic learns to read such signs in himself before they deepen.

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Stillness. Perception. The inner citadel.

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Attachment. Devotion. The bond that endures.

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