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Thirukkural 952

Kural 952

ஒழுக்கமும் வாய்மையும் நாணும்இம் மூன்றும்
இழுக்கார் குடிப்பிறந் தார்.

Ozhukkamum Vaaimaiyum Naanum Im
Moondrum Izhukkaar Kutippiran Thaar

In these three things the men of noble birth fail not:In virtuous deed and truthful word, and chastened thought

Meaning

The high-born will never deviate from these three; good manners, truthfulness and modesty.

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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