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This PR: Adds 40 short tamil old quotes from Thirukkural (திருக்குறள்) and 5 medium tamil old quotes from Naladiyar (நாலடியார்)

Changes Made:

  • Created a new file (tamil_old.json)
  • Added 40 short tamil old quotes
  • Added 5 medium tamil old quotes

Translations (based on id):

Short Quotes:

  1. What good is learning if one does not worship the gracious feet of God who is perfect wisdom?
  2. No sorrow can touch those who cling to the feet of God who is free from desire and aversion.
  3. The two dark deeds born of ignorance do not cling to those who praise the Lord whose glory is full of truth.
  4. Those who stand firm in the flawless path shown by God who subdued the five senses will live in enduring well being.
  5. Only those who cling to the feet of the God can free themselves from the mind's deep distress.
  6. Only those who hold fast to the feet of God of virtue can cross the other ocean, the sea of birth.
  7. Since rain sustains the world, it may rightly be called nectar.
  8. Rain creates the food people eat, and it is itself part of that food.
  9. If the heavens fail in their duty, hunger will torment the vast world surrounded by waters.
  10. Rain can ruin, and rain can restore. Everything depends on it.
  11. Unless drops fall from the sky, even a blade of green grass can scarcely be seen.
  12. If the clouds withhold their gift, even the great ocean will lose its nature.
  13. If the sky grows dry, worship and sacred rites will cease even here on earth.
  14. If there is no rain, there can be no order in the world, just as there can be no world without water.
  15. The aim of sacred learning is to honor and uphold the greatness of those who have renounced worldly attachments and remain in discipline.
  16. To speak fully of the greatness of the renunciates is as impossible as counting all who have died in this world.
  17. The greatness of those who understand both states of existence and live by virtue shines throughout the world.
  18. He who guards the five senses with the goad of wisdom is the seed of the highest state.
  19. The strength of one who has conquered the five senses is such that even Indra could bear witness to it.
  20. Great are those who do what is hard to do. Small are those who cannot do it.
  21. The world belongs to those who discern the true nature of the five senses: taste, sight, touch, sound, and smell.
  22. It is hard even for a moment to withstand the anger of those who stand upon the height of virtue.
  23. Only those who live in righteousness and show compassion to every living being deserve to be called true Brahmins.
  24. Virtue brings distinction and wealth. What greater gain can life have than that?
  25. There is no greater good than virtue, and no worse loss than forgetting it.
  26. Virtue is to live free from envy, craving, anger, and hurtful speech.
  27. Do not say, I will understand and practice virtue later. Do it now, for it alone will remain when all else passes away.
  28. If a man spends his days doing good without fail, that will block the road to future birth.
  29. The true householder is the firm support of the other three orders of life.
  30. The householder supports ascetics, the poor, and those who have passed away.
  31. The foremost duty of a householder is to honour the ancestors, the gods, the guests, the kindred, and oneself.
  32. If a man shares his food and fears disgrace, his family line will never fail.
  33. If family life is lived in the way of virtue, what need is there to seek some other path?
  34. He who lives the household life as it ought to be lived stands foremost among all who strive.
  35. The householder who guides others rightly and never swerves from virtue is greater in endurance than the ascetic.
  36. Family life itself is called virtue, provided it gives no one cause for reproach.
  37. He who lives worthily in this world will be placed among the gods in heaven.
  38. A true life partner is one who possesses the qualities worthy of a home and manages the household in keeping with her husband's means.
  39. If a wife lacks the dignity and excellence proper to a home, domestic life is empty no matter how splendid it may appear.
  40. If women attain true wifely devotion, they will win great honour in the world where the blessed dwell.

Medium Quotes:

  1. Even the uneducated gain sound understanding when they live in the company of the educated, just as water takes on fragrance when placed with a sweet scented flower.
  2. Learning has no shore, life is short, and illness is many. So study only what is truly worth learning, with clear discernment, like the swan that drinks the milk and leaves the water.
  3. An uneducated man who sits among the educated is like a dog sitting among men. If he speaks, it is like a dog's bark.
  4. To join those who truly understand is a joy that deepens with companionship. To part from those who lack discernment is a relief that grows with separation.
  5. He who ignored his father's command to learn will one day, when a written palm leaf is handed to him before others, will feel insulted and in anger take up a stick to strike.

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@monkeytypegeorge monkeytypegeorge added frontend User interface or web stuff assets Languages, themes, layouts, etc. labels Mar 29, 2026
@AzureNightlock AzureNightlock changed the title impr(quotes): add tamil old quotes impr(quotes): add tamil old quotes (@AzureNightlock) Mar 29, 2026
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