The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 316

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Not doing Evil · Virtue

இன்னா எனத்தான் உணர்ந்தவை துன்னாமை வேண்டும் பிறன்கண் செயல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்னா எனத்தான் உணர்ந்தவை துன்னாமை வேண்டும் பிறன்கண் செயல்.

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What his own soul has felt as bitter pain, From making others feel should man abstain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain