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Today · Thirukkural · verse 790 · Discipline

இனையர் இவரெமக்கு இன்னம்யாம் என்று புனையினும் புல்லென்னும் நட்பு.

Inaiyar ivarem-akku in-namy-aam enru / punai-yinum pullenn-um natpu.

Though they call themselves friends and claim affection toward us, a friendship built on mere words is worthless—less than straw underfoot.

Judge a friend not by their flattery or declaration, but by their steadiness in your hardship and their willingness to act. Words cost nothing; character costs everything.

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Attachment. Devotion. The bond that endures.

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