குறள் 310

இறந்தார் இறந்தார் அனையர் சினத்தைத்
துறந்தார் துறந்தார் துணை.                                                      

Stanza:

Temper in temperate is death,
Wrath given up renunciation.

Meaning:

Those, who give way to excessive anger, are no better than dead men, but those, who are freed from anger, are equal to those who are freed (from death).