குறள் 331
நில்லாத வற்றை நிலையின என்றுணரும்
புல்லறி வாண்மை கடை.
Stanza 331
To take the fleeting for the permanent
Is foolish and pitiable.
Meaning:
That contemptible opinion, which considers those things to be enduring which are not enduring, is dishonourable.