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Thirukkural 960

Kural 960

நலம்வேண்டின் நாணுடைமை வேண்டும் குலம்வேண்டின்
வேண்டுக யார்க்கும் பணிவு.

Nalamventin Naanutaimai Ventum Kulam
Ventin Ventuka Yaarkkum Panivu

Who seek for good the grace of virtuous shame must know; Who seek for noble name to all must reverence show

Meaning

He who desires a good name must desire modesty; and he who desires (the continuance of) a family greatness must be submissive to all.

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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