The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 323

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Not killing · Virtue

ஒன்றாக நல்லது கொல்லாமை மற்றதன் பின்சாரப் பொய்யாமை நன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஒன்றாக நல்லது கொல்லாமை மற்றதன் பின்சாரப் பொய்யாமை நன்று.

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Alone, first of goods things, is 'not to slay'; The second is, no untrue word to say.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain