The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 72

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The Possession of Love · Virtue

அன்பிலார் எல்லாம் தமக்குரியர் அன்புடையார் என்பும் உரியர் பிறர்க்கு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அன்பிலார் எல்லாம் தமக்குரியர் அன்புடையார் என்பும் உரியர் பிறர்க்கு.

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The loveless to themselves belong alone; The loving men are others' to the very bone.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain