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Alavarindhaar Nenjath Tharampola NirkumKalavarindhaar Nenjil Karavu

As virtue dwells in heart that 'measured wisdom' gains;Deceit in hearts of fraudful men established reigns

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Deceit dwells in the mind of those who are conversant with fraud, even as virtue in the minds of those who are conversant with rectitude