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Thirukkural 240

Kural 240

வசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழ்வார் இசையொழிய
வாழ்வாரே வாழா தவர்.

Vasaiyozhiya Vaazhvaare Vaazhvaar Isaiyozhiya
Vaazhvaare Vaazhaa Thavar

Who live without reproach, them living men we deem; Who live without renown, live not, though living men they seem

Meaning

Those live who live without disgrace Those who live without fame live not.

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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