The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 647

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Power of Speech · Wealth & public life

சொலல்வல்லன் சோர்விலன் அஞ்சான் அவனை இகல்வெல்லல் யார்க்கும் அரிது.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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சொலல்வல்லன் சோர்விலன் அஞ்சான் அவனை இகல்வெல்லல் யார்க்கும் அரிது.

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Mighty in word, of unforgetful mind, of fearless speech, 'Tis hard for hostile power such man to overreach.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain