The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 700

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Conduct in the Presence of the King · Wealth & public life

பழையம் எனக்கருதிப் பண்பல்ல செய்யும் கெழுதகைமை கேடு தரும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பழையம் எனக்கருதிப் பண்பல்ல செய்யும் கெழுதகைமை கேடு தரும்.

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Who think 'We're ancient friends' and do unseemly things; To these familiarity sure ruin brings.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain