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Thirukkural 135

Chapter 14: ஒழுக்கம் உடைமை (The Possession of Decorum) · Virtue

Kural 135

அழுக்கா றுடையான்கண் ஆக்கம்போன்று இல்லை
ஒழுக்க மிலான்கண் உயர்வு.

Azhukkaa Rutaiyaankan Aakkampondru Illai
Ozhukka Milaankan Uyarvu

The envious soul in life no rich increase of blessing gains, So man of 'due decorum' void no dignity obtains

Meaning

Just as the envious man will be without wealth, so will the man of destitute of propriety of conduct be without greatness.

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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