The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 442

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Seeking the Aid of Great Men · Wealth & public life

உற்றநோய் நீக்கி உறாஅமை முற்காக்கும் பெற்றியார்ப் பேணிக் கொளல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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உற்றநோய் நீக்கி உறாஅமை முற்காக்கும் பெற்றியார்ப் பேணிக் கொளல்.

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Cherish the all-accomplished men as friends, Whose skill the present ill removes, from coming ill defends.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain