Kural - 515

No specious fav'rite should the king's commission bear,
But he that knows, and work performs with patient care

Explanation
(A king's) work can only be accomplished by a man of wisdom and patient endurance; it is not of a nature to be given to one from mere personal attachment.

Tamil Transliteration
Arindhaatrich Cheykirpaarku Allaal Vinaidhaan
Sirandhaanendru Evarpaar Randru.