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Kural 87
விருந்தோம்பல்
Hospitality
இனைத்துணைத் தென்பதொன் றில்லை விருந்தின்
துணைத்துணை வேள்விப் பயன்.
Inaiththunaith Thenpadhon Rillai Virundhin / Thunaiththunai Velvip Payan
English
Worth of the guest of quality Is worth of hospitality
— To reckon up the fruit of kindly deeds were all in vain;Their worth is as the worth of guests you entertain
The advantages of benevolence cannot be measured; the measure (of the virtue) of the guests (entertained) is the only measure