The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 240

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Renown · Virtue

வசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழ்வார் இசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழா தவர்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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வசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழ்வார் இசையொழிய வாழ்வாரே வாழா தவர்.

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Who live without reproach, them living men we deem; Who live without renown, live not, though living men they seem.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain