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Not Backbiting · Virtue
புறங்கூறிப் பொய்த்துயிர் வாழ்தலின் சாதல் அறங்கூற்றும் ஆக்கத் தரும்.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
'Tis greater gain of virtuous good for man to die,
Than live to slander absent friend, and falsely praise when nigh.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain