The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 87

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Hospitality · Virtue

இனைத்துணைத் தென்பதொன் றில்லை விருந்தின் துணைத்துணை வேள்விப் பயன்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இனைத்துணைத் தென்பதொன் றில்லை விருந்தின் துணைத்துணை வேள்விப் பயன்.

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To reckon up the fruit of kindly deeds were all in vain; Their worth is as the worth of guests you entertain.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain