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Thirukkural 295

Kural 295

மனத்தொடு வாய்மை மொழியின் தவத்தொடு
தானஞ்செய் வாரின் தலை.

Manaththotu Vaaimai Mozhiyin Thavaththotu
Thaananjey Vaarin Thalai

Greater is he who speaks the truth with full consenting mindThan men whose lives have penitence and charity combined

Meaning

He, who speaks truth with all his heart, is superior to those who make gifts and practise austerities.

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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