The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 295

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Veracity · Virtue

மனத்தொடு வாய்மை மொழியின் தவத்தொடு தானஞ்செய் வாரின் தலை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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மனத்தொடு வாய்மை மொழியின் தவத்தொடு தானஞ்செய் வாரின் தலை.

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Greater is he who speaks the truth with full consenting mind. Than men whose lives have penitence and charity combined.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain