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“Even if someone does something that brings bad to you,do something good for them and make them feel shy for what they have done to you”

Quote by Thiruvalluvar

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Thirukkural

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Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar

Thiruvalluvar was a renowned Tamil poet and philosopher, best known as the author of the Thirukkural, a classic Tamil literary work consisting of 1,330 couplets. Living sometime between the 2nd century BCE and the 8th century CE, his exact dates remain uncertain. The Thirukkural is divided into three sections: Aram (Righteousness), Porul (Wealth), and Inbam (Love), covering ethics, morality, and human relationships. Considered the greatest work of Tamil literature, it has profoundly influenced Tamil culture and is revered as a sacred text by Tamil people worldwide. more

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“You've turned out good. You've made me proud, Markos. I am fifty-five years old. I have waited all my life to hear those words. Is it too late now for this? For us? Have we squandered too much for too long? Part of me thinks it is better to go on as we have, to act as though we don't know how ill suited we have been for each other. Less painful that way. Perhaps better than this belated offering. This fragile, trembling little glimpse of how it could have been between us. All it will beget is regret, I tell myself, and what good is regret? It brings back nothing. What we have lost is irretrievable.”