அளவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சத் தறம்போல நிற்கும் களவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சில் கரவு.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
Read Kural 288 ↗Kural 288
As virtue dwells in heart that 'measured wisdom' gains; Deceit in hearts of fraudful men established reigns.
G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.
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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org
MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain
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