The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 953

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Nobility · Wealth & public life

நகைஈகை இன்சொல் இகழாமை நான்கும் வகையென்ப வாய்மைக் குடிக்கு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நகைஈகை இன்சொல் இகழாமை நான்கும் வகையென்ப வாய்மைக் குடிக்கு.

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The smile, the gift, the pleasant word, unfailing courtesy These are the signs, they say, of true nobility.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain