The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 995

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Courtesy · Wealth & public life

நகையுள்ளும் இன்னா திகழ்ச்சி பகையுள்ளும் பண்புள பாடறிவார் மாட்டு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நகையுள்ளும் இன்னா திகழ்ச்சி பகையுள்ளும் பண்புள பாடறிவார் மாட்டு.

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Contempt is evil though in sport. They who man's nature know, E'en in their wrath, a courteous mind will show.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain