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Thirukkural 288

Chapter 29: கள்ளாமை (The Absence of Fraud) · Virtue

Kural 288

அளவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சத் தறம்போல நிற்கும்
களவறிந்தார் நெஞ்சில் கரவு.

Alavarindhaar Nenjath Tharampola Nirkum
Kalavarindhaar Nenjil Karavu

As virtue dwells in heart that 'measured wisdom' gains; Deceit in hearts of fraudful men established reigns

Meaning

Deceit dwells in the mind of those who are conversant with fraud, even as virtue in the minds of those who are conversant with rectitude.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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