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DECODE · KURAL 95

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The Utterance of Pleasant Words · Virtue

பணிவுடையன் இன்சொலன் ஆதல் ஒருவற்கு அணியல்ல மற்றுப் பிற.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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பணிவுடையன் இன்சொலன் ஆதல் ஒருவற்கு அணியல்ல மற்றுப் பிற.

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Humility with pleasant speech to man on earth, Is choice adornment; all besides is nothing worth.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain