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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 93: The Kural on Sweet Speech and Good Deeds

October 18, 2022

A verse on the power of speaking kindly and looking gently.

93
Facing gently looking kindly speaking sweetly
With one’s heart—that is right action

முகத்தான் அமர்ந்தினிது நோக்கி அகத்தானாம்
இன்சொ லினதே அறம்

From chapter 10, “Sweet Speech.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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