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Thirukkural 951

Kural 951

இற்பிறந்தார் கண்அல்லது இல்லை இயல்பாகச்
செப்பமும் நாணும் ஒருங்கு.

Irpirandhaar Kanalladhu Illai Iyalpaakach
Cheppamum Naanum Orungu

Save in the scions of a noble house, you never findInstinctive sense of right and virtuous shame combined

Meaning

Consistency (of thought, word and deed) and fear (of sin) are conjointly natural only to the high-born.

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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