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DECODE · KURAL 99

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The Utterance of Pleasant Words · Virtue

இன்சொல் இனிதீன்றல் காண்பான் எவன்கொலோ வன்சொல் வழங்கு வது?

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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இன்சொல் இனிதீன்றல் காண்பான் எவன்கொலோ வன்சொல் வழங்கு வது?

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Who sees the pleasure kindly speech affords, Why makes he use of harsh, repellant words?

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain