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Thirukkural 719

Chapter 72: அவை அறிதல் (The Knowledge of the Council Chamber) · Wealth

Kural 719

புல்லவையுள் பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லற்க நல்லவையுள்
நன்குசலச் சொல்லு வார்.

Pullavaiyul Pochchaandhum Sollarka Nallavaiyul
Nankusalach Chollu Vaar

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

Meaning

Those who are able to speak good things impressively in an assembly of the good should not even forgetfully speak them in that of the low.

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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