Kural - The Great Book Of Tiru-Valluvar
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Books By Rajaji

THE SOFT WORD

Every moment we have direct personal experience of the marvellous effect of kind, words from others and yet, when we speak, we forget it and indulge in harsh speech. The Kural technique of carrying conviction can be seen in this.

When gentle words are available, why do men choose the words that hurt? Is it not foolish to pick unripe berries when ripe ones can be had for the plucking?

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