Kural - 1063

Nothing is harder than the hardness that will say,
'The plague of penury by asking alms we'll drive away.'

Explanation
There is no greater folly than the boldness with which one seeks to remedy the evils of poverty by begging (rather than by working).

Tamil Transliteration
Inmai Itumpai Irandhudheer Vaamennum
Vanmaiyin Vanpaatta Thil.