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Chapter 19: புறங்கூறாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 19

Kural 184

புறங்கூறாமை

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திருக்குறள்

கண்ணின்று கண்ணறச் சொல்லினும் சொல்லற்க முன்னின்று பின்நோக்காச் சொல்.

Kannindru Kannarach Chollinum Sollarka Munnindru Pinnokkaach Chol

“Though harsh you speak in one's presence Abuse is worse in his absence”

In presence though unkindly words you speak, say notIn absence words whose ill result exceeds your thought

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Kural #184

Words That Wander

The story illustrates the Kural's warning that speaking ill of someone in their absence, especially when you wouldn't say it to them directly, leads to regret and broken trust. Though you speak without kindness before another's face speak not in his absence words which regard not the evil subsequently resulting from it

8–14 yr 1 min