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Thirukkural 825

Chapter 83: கூடா நட்பு (Unreal Friendship) · Wealth

Kural 825

மனத்தின் அமையா தவரை எனைத்தொன்றும்
சொல்லினால் தேறற்பாற்று அன்று.

Manaththin Amaiyaa Thavarai Enaiththondrum
Sollinaal Therarpaatru Andru

When minds are not in unison, 'its never; just, In any words men speak to put your trust

Meaning

In nothing whatever is it proper to rely on the words of those who do not love with their heart.

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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