The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 234

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Renown · Virtue

நிலவரை நீள்புகழ் ஆற்றின் புலவரைப் போற்றாது புத்தேள் உலகு.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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நிலவரை நீள்புகழ் ஆற்றின் புலவரைப் போற்றாது புத்தேள் உலகு.

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If men do virtuous deeds by world-wide ample glory crowned, The heavens will cease to laud the sage for other gifts renowned.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain