1000. After letting go

துறந்தார்க் கரிதன்று துன்பம் துறந்தபொருளின் நினைவே பொருள்

thurandaark karidhandru thunpam thurandaporulin ninaive porul

For those who have renounced, suffering is not hard; what is hard is the memory of what they renounced.

Tamil uses one word, porul, both for the thing given up and for what really matters.

1001. Leaving things untouched

நாளும் தொடுமிடம் மாழ்கும் தொடாவிடம்பூண்டது பொன்னிறம் பூண்

naalum thodumidam maazhkum thodaavidampoondadhu ponniram poon

Where it is touched every day, an ornament grows dull; where it is left untouched, it has put on the colour of gold.