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Thirukkural 991

Chapter 100: பண்புடைமை (Courtesy) · Wealth

Kural 991

எண்பதத்தால் எய்தல் எளிதென்ப யார்மாட்டும்
பண்புடைமை என்னும் வழக்கு.

Enpadhaththaal Eydhal Elidhenpa Yaarmaattum
Panputaimai Ennum Vazhakku

Who easy access give to every man, they say, Of kindly courtesy will learn with ease the way

Meaning

If one is easy of access to all, it will be easy for one to obtain the virtue called goodness.

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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