The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 103

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Gratitude · Virtue

பயன்தூக்கார் செய்த உதவி நயன்தூக்கின் நன்மை கடலின் பெரிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பயன்தூக்கார் செய்த உதவி நயன்தூக்கின் நன்மை கடலின் பெரிது.

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Kindness shown by those who weigh not what the return may be: When you ponder right its merit, 'Tis vaster than the sea.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain