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Kural 663
வினைத்திட்பம்
Power in Action
கடைக்கொட்கச் செய்தக்க தாண்மை இடைக்கொட்கின்
எற்றா விழுமந் தரும்.
Kataikkotkach Cheydhakka Thaanmai Itaikkotkin / Etraa Vizhuman Tharum
English
The strong achieve and then display Woe unto work displayed midway
— Man's fitting work is known but by success achieved;In midst the plan revealed brings ruin ne'er to be retrieved
So to perform an act as to publish it (only) at its termination is (true) manliness; for to announce it beforehand, will cause irremediable sorrow