Kural - 478

Incomings may be scant; but yet, no failure there,
If in expenditure you rightly learn to spare

Explanation
Even though the income (of a king) be small, it will not cause his (ruin), if his outgoings be not larger than his income.

Tamil Transliteration
Aakaaru Alavitti Thaayinung Ketillai
Pokaaru Akalaak Katai.