The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 233

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Renown · Virtue

ஒன்றா உலகத்து உயர்ந்த புகழல்லால் பொன்றாது நிற்பதொன் றில்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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ஒன்றா உலகத்து உயர்ந்த புகழல்லால் பொன்றாது நிற்பதொன் றில்.

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Save praise alone that soars on high, Nought lives on earth that shall not die.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain