who ever you are
you should hold your tongue if not
disgrace you welcome

[ yagavarayinum naakakka kavakkal
sogaapper soliluzhukku pattu]

a hurt from fire
heals from within...hurt by word
never ever heals

[theeyinal suttapun ullaarum
aarathai navinal sutta vadu]

THIRUKURAL BY THIRUVALLUVAR

Samanyan Lakshminarayanan

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-word-s-power-senryu/