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DECODE · KURAL 32

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Assertion of the Strength of Virtue · Virtue

அறத்தினூஉங்கு ஆக்கமும் இல்லை அதனை மறத்தலின் ஊங்கில்லை கேடு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அறத்தினூஉங்கு ஆக்கமும் இல்லை அதனை மறத்தலின் ஊங்கில்லை கேடு.

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No greater gain than virtue aught can cause; No greater loss than life oblivious of her laws.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain