1134. Duty becomes affection

கடலுப்பு நீரில் கரைந்ததே போலக்கடமை கரையும் உறவு

kadaluppu neeril karaindadhe polakkadamai karaiyum uravu

As sea salt dissolves into water, so duty dissolves into a relationship.

Salt dissolved in water is still there, all through it.

1135. Warmth draws others

ஈரமுள மண்ணுக்கே பூமலரும் பூமலர்ந்தசீருக்கே வண்டு வரும்

eeramula mannukke poomalarum poomalarndaseerukke vandu varum

Flowers bloom only where the soil is moist, and bees come only to the splendour of the bloom.

1136. Understanding without words

பழகியார் தம்மிடையே பேசாமல் பேசும்பழகாதார் பேசியும் இல்

pazhakiyaar thammidaiye pesaamal pesumpazhakaadhaar pesiyum il

Those who have grown familiar speak to one another without speaking; for those who have not, even when they speak, it comes to nothing.