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அவை அறிதல்
Kurals 711–720 of the Thirukkural, in the book of Wealth (பொருட்பால்).
அவையறிந்து ஆராய்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
தொகையறிந்த தூய்மை யவர்.
Men pure in heart, who know of words the varied force,
Should to their audience known adapt their well-arranged discourse.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Read the room before you speak, and choose your words with care.
Open in the appஇடைதெரிந்து நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லுக சொல்லின்
நடைதெரிந்த நன்மை யவர்.
Good men to whom the arts of eloquence are known,
Should seek occasion meet, and say what well they've made their own.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Good speakers know words matter; they read the moment and speak with clarity.
Open in the appஅவையறியார் சொல்லல்மேற் கொள்பவர் சொல்லின்
வகையறியார் வல்லதூஉம் இல்.
Unversed in councils, who essays to speak.
Knows not the way of suasive words,- and all is weak.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: People who speak without understanding their audience know nothing about words or learning.
Open in the appஒளியார்முன் ஒள்ளிய ராதல் வெளியார்முன்
வான்சுதை வண்ணம் கொளல்.
Before the bright ones shine as doth the light!
Before the dull ones be as purest stucco white!
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Be a bright light among the smart, and play dumb among fools.
Open in the appநன்றென்ற வற்றுள்ளும் நன்றே முதுவருள்
முந்து கிளவாச் செறிவு.
Midst all good things the best is modest grace,
That speaks not first before the elders' face.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: The best quality of all is the modesty not to rush to speak in front of people who know more.
Open in the appஆற்றின் நிலைதளர்ந் தற்றே வியன்புலம்
ஏற்றுணர்வார் முன்னர் இழுக்கு.
As in the way one tottering falls, is slip before
The men whose minds are filled with varied lore.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Slipping up in front of experts is like a good person stumbling off the right path.
Open in the appகற்றறிந்தார் கல்வி விளங்கும் கசடறச்
சொல்தெரிதல் வல்லார் அகத்து.
The learning of the learned sage shines bright
To those whose faultless skill can value it aright.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Real learning shines in front of people who judge words carefully.
Open in the appஉணர்வ துடையார்முன் சொல்லல் வளர்வதன்
பாத்தியுள் நீர்சொரிந் தற்று.
To speak where understanding hearers you obtain,
Is sprinkling water on the fields of growing grain!
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Teaching people who can understand on their own is like watering plants that are already growing.
Open in the appபுல்லவையுள் பொச்சாந்தும் சொல்லற்க நல்லவையுள்
நன்குசலச் சொல்லு வார்.
In councils of the good, who speak good things with penetrating power,
In councils of the mean, let them say nought, e'en in oblivious hour.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: If you can speak well among good people, don't waste it on a crowd that won't appreciate it.
Open in the appஅங்கணத்துள் உக்க அமிழ்தற்றால் தங்கணத்தார்
அல்லார்முன் கோட்டி கொளல்.
Ambrosia in the sewer spilt, is word
Spoken in presence of the alien herd.
G.U. Pope, 1886
In today's words: Saying something wise to people who don't care is like pouring nectar on the ground.
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