The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 101

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Gratitude · Virtue

செய்யாமல் செய்த உதவிக்கு வையகமும் வானகமும் ஆற்றல் அரிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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செய்யாமல் செய்த உதவிக்கு வையகமும் வானகமும் ஆற்றல் அரிது.

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Assistance given by those who ne'er received our aid, Is debt by gift of heaven and earth but poorly paid.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain