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Thirukkural 297

Kural 297

பொய்யாமை பொய்யாமை ஆற்றின் அறம்பிற
செய்யாமை செய்யாமை நன்று.

Poiyaamai Poiyaamai Aatrin Arampira
Seyyaamai Seyyaamai Nandru

If all your life be utter truth, the truth alone,'Tis well, though other virtuous acts be left undone

Meaning

If a man has the power to abstain from falsehood, it will be well with him, even though he practise no other virtue.

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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