Kural - 332

As crowds round dancers fill the hall, is wealth's increase;
Its loss, as throngs dispersing, when the dances cease

Explanation
The acquisition of wealth is like the gathering together of an assembly for a theatre; its expenditure is like the breaking up of that assembly.

Tamil Transliteration
Kooththaattu Avaik Kuzhaath Thatre Perunjelvam
Pokkum Adhuvilin Thatru.