The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 719

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The Knowledge of the Council Chamber · Wealth & public life

புல்லவையுள் பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லற்க நல்லவையுள் நன்குசலச் சொல்லு வார்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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புல்லவையுள் பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லற்க நல்லவையுள் நன்குசலச் சொல்லு வார்.

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In councils of the good, who speak good things with penetrating power, In councils of the mean, let them say nought, e'en in oblivious hour.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain