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Thirukkural 439

Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல் (The Correction of Faults) · Wealth

Kural 439

வியவற்க எஞ்ஞான்றும் தன்னை நயவற்க
நன்றி பயவா வினை.

Viyavarka Egngnaandrum Thannai Nayavarka
Nandri Payavaa Vinai

Never indulge in self-complaisant mood, Nor deed desire that yields no gain of good

Meaning

Let no (one) praise himself, at any time; let him not desire to do useless things.

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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