Verse 364: Knowing where to act

364. Knowing where to act

பாறை முழுதும் உடைப்பான் அறியாதான்ஊறு நரம்பறிவான் ஒன்று

paarai muzhudhum udaippaan ariyaadhaanooru narambarivaan ondru

Whoever does not know breaks the whole rock; whoever knows its seam breaks it in one place.
The Tamil word for the seam means both a line where water seeps and a flaw: either way, the rock’s weak line.