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Thirukkural 860

Kural 860

இகலானாம் இன்னாத எல்லாம் நகலானாம்
நன்னயம் என்னும் செருக்கு.

Ikalaanaam Innaadha Ellaam Nakalaanaam
Nannayam Ennum Serukku

From enmity do all afflictive evils flow; But friendliness doth wealth of kindly good bestow

Meaning

All calamities are caused by hatred; but by the delight (of friendship) is caused the great wealth of good virtues.

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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