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Thirukkural 715

Chapter 72: அவை அறிதல் (The Knowledge of the Council Chamber) · Wealth

Kural 715

நன்றென்ற வற்றுள்ளும் நன்றே முதுவருள்
முந்து கிளவாச் செறிவு.

Nandrendra Vatrullum Nandre Mudhuvarul
Mundhu Kilavaach Cherivu

Midst all good things the best is modest grace, That speaks not first before the elders' face

Meaning

The modesty by which one does not rush forward and speak in (an assembly of) superiors is the best among all (one's) good qualities.

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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