குறள் 869

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Ilaidhaaka Mulmaram Kolka KalaiyunarKaikollum Kaazhththa Itaththu

Destroy the thorn, while tender point can work thee no offence;Matured by time, 'twill pierce the hand that plucks it thence

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A thorny tree should be felled while young, (for) when it is grown it will destroy the hand of the feller