கற்றதனால் ஆய பயனென்கொல் வாலறிவன் நற்றாள் தொழாஅர் எனின்.

Karraathanaal aaya payanen̲kol vaalariwan Natraai thozhaar enin.

What profit comes from learning, if the wise man refuses to honor the day of good fortune?

Knowledge without proper action—without seizing the present moment to do what is right—remains inert; the Stoic practices virtue not to decorate the mind, but to act well when circumstance demands it.