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Thirukkural 457

Chapter 46: சிற்றினம் சேராமை (Avoiding mean Associations) · Wealth

Kural 457

மனநலம் மன்னுயிர்க் காக்கம் இனநலம்
எல்லாப் புகழும் தரும்.

Mananalam Mannuyirk Kaakkam Inanalam
Ellaap Pukazhum Tharum

Goodness of mind to lives of men increaseth gain; And good companionship doth all of praise obtain

Meaning

Goodness of mind will give wealth, and good society will bring with it all praise, to men.

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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