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Thirukkural 962

Kural 962

சீரினும் சீரல்ல செய்யாரே சீரொடு
பேராண்மை வேண்டு பவர்.

Seerinum Seeralla Seyyaare Seerotu
Peraanmai Ventu Pavar

Who seek with glory to combine honour's untarnished fame, Do no inglorious deeds, though men accord them glory's name

Meaning

Those who desire (to maintain their) honour, will surely do nothing dishonourable, even for the sake of fame.

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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