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Thirukkural 136

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

Kural 136

ஒழுக்கத்தின் ஒல்கார் உரவோர் இழுக்கத்தின்
ஏதம் படுபாக் கறிந்து.

Ozhukkaththin Olkaar Uravor Izhukkaththin
Edham Patupaak Karindhu

The strong of soul no jot abate of 'strict decorum's' laws, Knowing that 'due decorum's' breach foulest disgrace will cause

Meaning

Those firm in mind will not slacken in their observance of the proprieties of life, knowing, as they do, the misery that flows from the transgression from them.

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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