The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 504

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குணம்நாடிக் குற்றமும் நாடி அவற்றுள் மிகைநாடி மிக்க கொளல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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குணம்நாடிக் குற்றமும் நாடி அவற்றுள் மிகைநாடி மிக்க கொளல்.

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Weigh well the good of each, his failings closely scan, As these or those prevail, so estimate the man.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain