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Thirukkural 577

Chapter 58: கண்ணோட்டம் (Benignity) · Wealth

Kural 577

கண்ணோட்டம் இல்லவர் கண்ணிலர் கண்ணுடையார்
கண்ணோட்டம் இன்மையும் இல்.

Kannottam Illavar Kannilar Kannutaiyaar
Kannottam Inmaiyum Il

Eyeless are they whose eyes with no benignant lustre shine; Who've eyes can never lack the light of grace benign

Meaning

Men without kind looks are men without eyes; those who (really) have eyes are also not devoid of kind looks.

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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