The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 826

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Unreal Friendship · Wealth & public life

நட்டார்போல் நல்லவை சொல்லினும் ஒட்டார்சொல் ஒல்லை உணரப் படும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நட்டார்போல் நல்லவை சொல்லினும் ஒட்டார்சொல் ஒல்லை உணரப் படும்.

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Though many goodly words they speak in friendly tone, The words of foes will speedily be known.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain