Thirukkural-On Virtue-Impermanence Of The World-Kural 333

All wealth is fleeting and so when one acquires wealth It should be promptly spent on works of lasting value.

The previous Kural and this bring out the ephemeral nature of all wealth. In this couplet, the poet has added a piece of advice to spend such impermanent wealth in a way that will secure permanent benefits. Omar Khayam's warning is of similar import when he says:

'Ah, make the most of what we may yet spend,
before we too into the dust descend.'

The transient character of wealth has been picturised also in Kalithogai:

Kilavoar inoar yenaadhu porundhaan
Pazavinai marungin paeyarpu peyar