The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 1013

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Shame · Wealth & public life

ஊனைக் குறித்த உயிரெல்லாம் நாண்என்னும் நன்மை குறித்தது சால்பு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஊனைக் குறித்த உயிரெல்லாம் நாண்என்னும் நன்மை குறித்தது சால்பு.

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All spirits homes of flesh as habitation claim, And perfect virtue ever dwells with shame.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain