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.