The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 518

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Selection and Employment · Wealth & public life

வினைக் குரிமை நாடிய பின்றை அவனை அதற்குரிய னாகச் செயல்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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வினைக் குரிமை நாடிய பின்றை அவனை அதற்குரிய னாகச் செயல்.

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As each man's special aptitude is known, Bid each man make that special work his own.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain