477. Accepting our age

முதல்நரையை நீக்குவார் நூறினை நீக்கார்முதிர்வதே தாமென் றறிவு

mudhalnaraiyai neekkuvaar noorinai neekkaarmudhirvadhe thaamen rarivu

They pluck out the first grey hair but not the hundred: knowledge is knowing that what grows old is themselves.

478. Strength does not last

கால்சோரா தென்றுநம்பிக் கல்லிற் சுவடிட்டான்கால்சோர்ந்த நாள்சுவடு காண்

kaalsoraa thendrunambik kallir suvadittaankaalsornda naalsuvadu kaan

Sure that his legs would never give out, he set his prints in stone. On the day his legs gave out, look at the prints.

The prints still lie in the stone, but the legs that made them can no longer carry him to them.

479. Abandoned when help matters

கைத்தாங்கல் வேண்டும் மரமென்றே கைவிடுவர்கைத்தாங்கல் தந்த மரம்

kaithaangal vendum maramendre kaividuvarkaithaangal thanda maram

They let go of the tree that gave them something to lean on, saying it needs something to lean on.