Happy Thiruvalluvar Day!

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 A beautiful couplet from the Thirukkural by Saint Thiruvalluvar, perhaps the greatest of world philosophers, thinkers and poets!


கணைகொடிது யாழ்கோடு செவ்விதுஆங்கு அன்ன 

வினைபடு பாலால் கொளல்


Translation 


Is not the cruel arrow smooth and straight, while the curved lyre makes sweet music? Our judgement must not depend on appearance but on conduct.

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