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Thirukkural 1017

Kural 1017

நாணால் உயிரைத் துறப்பர் உயிர்ப்பொருட்டால்
நாண்துறவார் நாணாள் பவர்.

Naanaal Uyiraith Thurappar Uyirpporuttaal
Naandhuravaar Naanaal Pavar

The men of modest soul for shame would life an offering make, But ne'er abandon virtuous shame for life's dear sake

Meaning

The modest would rather lose their life for the sake of modesty than lose modesty for the sake of life.

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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