Thirukkural – 772
It’s more laudable to carry a spear that missed a tusker,
than an arrow that shot a rabbit.
கான முயல் எய்த அம்பினில், யானை
பிழைத்த வேல் ஏந்தல் இனிது.
To try something big and fail is more laudable than middling success.
Old Tamil Poetry
Translations of Tamil Poetic works that span 2000 years
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