Kural - 310

Men of surpassing wrath are like the men who've passed away;
Who wrath renounce, equals of all-renouncing sages they

Explanation
Those, who give way to excessive anger, are no better than dead men; but those, who are freed from it, are equal to those who are freed (from death).

Tamil Transliteration
Irandhaar Irandhaar Anaiyar Sinaththaith
Thurandhaar Thurandhaar Thunai.