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Thirukkural 1012

Kural 1012

ஊணுடை எச்சம் உயிர்க்கெல்லாம் வேறல்ல
நாணுடைமை மாந்தர் சிறப்பு.

Oonutai Echcham Uyirkkellaam Veralla
Naanutaimai Maandhar Sirappu

Food, clothing, and other things alike all beings own; By sense of shame the excellence of men is known

Meaning

Food, clothing and the like are common to all men but modesty is peculiar to the good.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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