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Ketum Perukkamum Illalla NenjaththukKotaamai Saandrork Kani

The gain and loss in life are not mere accident;Just mind inflexible is sages' ornament

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Loss and gain come not without cause; it is the ornament of the wise to preserve evenness of mind (under both)