Ancient wisdom
for modern minds.

தினைத்துணையும் ஊடாமை வேண்டும் பனைத்துணையும் காமம் நிறைய வரின்.

Tinai-ttuṇaiyum ūṭāmai vēṇṭum panaitttuṇaiyum / kāmam niṟaiya varin.

Even a mote of estrangement becomes unbearable; even a palm's-breadth of desire brings ruin. Guard the small distances—they are where attachment grows unchecked.

The Stoic must recognize that longing operates in inches before it consumes in leagues. What you refuse to notice at the threshold—a small rift, a small craving—will metastasize into dominion over your will.