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DECODE · KURAL 74

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The Possession of Love · Virtue

அன்பு ஈனும் ஆர்வம் உடைமை அதுஈனும் நண்பு என்னும் நாடாச் சிறப்பு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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அன்பு ஈனும் ஆர்வம் உடைமை அதுஈனும் நண்பு என்னும் நாடாச் சிறப்பு.

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From love fond yearning springs for union sweet of minds; And that the bond of rare excelling friendship binds.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain