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DECODE · KURAL 100

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The Utterance of Pleasant Words · Virtue

இனிய உளவாக இன்னாத கூறல் கனிஇருப்பக் காய்கவர்ந் தற்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இனிய உளவாக இன்னாத கூறல் கனிஇருப்பக் காய்கவர்ந் தற்று.

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When pleasant words are easy, bitter words to use, Is, leaving sweet ripe fruit, the sour unripe to choose.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain