For Quick Alerts
ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS  
For Daily Alerts

Tirukkural-On Virtue-On Self Restraint-Kural 128

By Staff

Thirukkural In English, Kural 128
Onraanum theesol porutpayan Undaayin
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.

Story first published: Monday, February 16, 2009, 11:05 [IST]
Read more about: thirukural