The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 998

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Courtesy · Wealth & public life

நண்பாற்றார் ஆகி நயமில செய்வார்க்கும் பண்பாற்றார் ஆதல் கடை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நண்பாற்றார் ஆகி நயமில செய்வார்க்கும் பண்பாற்றார் ஆதல் கடை.

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Though men with all unfriendly acts and wrongs assail, 'Tis uttermost disgrace in 'courtesy' to fail.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain