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Tirukkural-On Virtue-On Self Restraint-Kural 128
Self Restraint
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Nanraakaa thaahi vidum.
Just one hard word and its resultant evil, is enough To damage all the intended good of one's speech.
Such a word is like a drop of poison, which is sufficient to foul the sweetest of drinks. This amounts to an emphatic underscoring of the message of the previous Kural.
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