The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 641

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Power of Speech · Wealth & public life

நாநலம் என்னும் நலனுடைமை அந்நலம் யாநலத்து உள்ளதூஉம் அன்று.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நாநலம் என்னும் நலனுடைமை அந்நலம் யாநலத்து உள்ளதூஉம் அன்று.

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A tongue that rightly speaks the right is greatest gain, It stands alone midst goodly things that men obtain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain