The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 707

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முகத்தின் முதுக்குறைந்தது உண்டோ உவப்பினும் காயினும் தான்முந் துறும்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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முகத்தின் முதுக்குறைந்தது உண்டோ உவப்பினும் காயினும் தான்முந் துறும்.

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Than speaking countenance hath aught more prescient skill? Rejoice or burn with rage, 'tis the first herald still!

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain