Thirukkural · Verse 249
Thirukkural 249
by Thiruvalluvar
தெருளாதான் மெய்ப்பொருள் கண்டற்றால் தேரின் அருளாதான் செய்யும் அறம்.
teruḷāthān mey-pporuḷ kāṇ-daṟṟāl thērin aruḷāthān seyyum aṟam.
He who has not grasped the true nature of things cannot, even if he wills it, practice virtue. But he who has understood it—his actions, though unadorned, are naturally right.