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Kural 136

Kural 136 · The Possession of Decorum

ஒழுக்கத்தின் ஒல்கார் உரவோர் இழுக்கத்தின் ஏதம் படுபாக் கறிந்து.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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Sourced translation · English

The strong of soul no jot abate of 'strict decorum's' laws, Knowing that 'due decorum's' breach foulest disgrace will cause.

G. U. Pope · 1886 · Public domain. Historical wording is preserved.

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Tiruvalluvar; Tamil digital dataset Senkanthal.org

MIT (explicit dataset permission in repository README); underlying classical Tamil public domain

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