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Thirukkural 137

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

Kural 137

ஒழுக்கத்தின் எய்துவர் மேன்மை இழுக்கத்தின்
எய்துவர் எய்தாப் பழி.

Ozhukkaththin Eydhuvar Menmai Izhukkaththin
Eydhuvar Eydhaap Pazhi

'Tis source of dignity when 'true decorum' is preserved; Who break 'decorum's' rules endure e'en censures undeserved

Meaning

From propriety of conduct men obtain greatness; from impropriety comes insufferable disgrace.

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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