A line from India
A small living planet you can hold.
To speak harsh words when kind ones are at hand is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe is there.
இனிய உளவாக இன்னாத கூறல் கனிஇருப்பக் காய்கவர்ந் தற்று
திருவள்ளுவர்
Tamil poet · c. 1st c. BCE–5th c.
Born in Mylapore, Tamil Nadu, India (by tradition)
Tirukkural, couplet 100
Planet-X translation, 2026 · Source (opens the digitised edition in a new tab)