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Kural 650
சொல்வன்மை
Power of Speech
இணருழ்த்தும் நாறா மலரனையர் கற்றது
உணர விரித்துரையா தார்.
Inaruzhththum Naaraa Malaranaiyar Katradhu / Unara Viriththuraiyaa Thaar
English
Who can't express what they have learnt Are bunch of flowers not fragrant
— Like scentless flower in blooming garland boundAre men who can't their lore acquired to other's ears expound
Those who are unable to set forth their acquirements (before others) are like flowers blossoming in a cluster and yet without fragrance