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Thirukkural 982

Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை (Perfectness) · Wealth

Kural 982

குணநலம் சான்றோர் நலனே பிறநலம்
எந்நலத்து உள்ளதூஉம் அன்று.

Kunanalam Saandror Nalane Piranalam
Ennalaththu Ulladhooum Andru

The good of inward excellence they claim, The perfect men; all other good is only good in name

Meaning

The only delight of the perfect is that of their goodness; all other (sensual) delights are not to be included among any (true) delights.

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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