The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 750

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The Fortification · Wealth & public life

எனைமாட்சித் தாகியக் கண்ணும் வினைமாட்சி இல்லார்கண் இல்லது அரண்.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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எனைமாட்சித் தாகியக் கண்ணும் வினைமாட்சி இல்லார்கண் இல்லது அரண்.

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Howe'er majestic castled walls may rise, To craven souls no fortress strength supplies.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain