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Chapter 102: நாணுடைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 102

Kural 1012

நாணுடைமை

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ஊணுடை எச்சம் உயிர்க்கெல்லாம் வேறல்ல நாணுடைமை மாந்தர் சிறப்பு.

Oonutai Echcham Uyirkkellaam Veralla Naanutaimai Maandhar Sirappu

“Food, dress and such are one for all Modesty marks the higher soul”

Food, clothing, and other things alike all beings own;By sense of shame the excellence of men is known

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Kural #1012

The True Ornament

The story illustrates that material possessions are universal, but the virtue of modesty and good conduct is what distinguishes a noble person. Food, clothing and the like are common to all men but modesty is peculiar to the good

8–14 yr 1 min