Tirukkural-On Virtue-Avoiding Idle Talk-Kural 192

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The practice of indulging in indecent talk in an assembly is worse,Than that of being graceless to one"s friends.

It is acknowledgedly bad to hurt friends by graceless acts, but it is worse to indulge in purposeless talk before a congregation. It is possible to expect charity from friends, but such conduct in public will only earn the contempt of society. Such idle talk before a discerning society will only make him look absurd in public, as friends cannot protect him, out of their charity, in such a situation.