The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 108

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Gratitude · Virtue

நன்றி மறப்பது நன்றன்று நன்றல்லது அன்றே மறப்பது நன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நன்றி மறப்பது நன்றன்று நன்றல்லது அன்றே மறப்பது நன்று.

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'Tis never good to let the thought of good things done thee pass away; Of things not good, 'tis good to rid thy memory that very day.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain