The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 297

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Veracity · Virtue

பொய்யாமை பொய்யாமை ஆற்றின் அறம்பிற செய்யாமை செய்யாமை நன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பொய்யாமை பொய்யாமை ஆற்றின் அறம்பிற செய்யாமை செய்யாமை நன்று.

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If all your life be utter truth, the truth alone, 'Tis well, though other virtuous acts be left undone.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain