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Thirukkural 955

Kural 955

வழங்குவ துள்வீழ்ந்தக் கண்ணும் பழங்குடி
பண்பில் தலைப்பிரிதல் இன்று.

Vazhanguva Thulveezhndhak Kannum Pazhanguti
Panpil Thalaippiridhal Indru

Though stores for charity should fail within, the ancient raceWill never lose its old ancestral grace

Meaning

Though their means fall off, those born in ancient families, will not lose their character (for liberality).

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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