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Chapter 15: பிறனில் விழையாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 15

Kural 148

பிறனில் விழையாமை

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திருக்குறள்

பிறன்மனை நோக்காத பேராண்மை சான்றோர்க்கு அறனொன்றோ ஆன்ற வொழுக்கு.

Piranmanai Nokkaadha Peraanmai Saandrorkku Aranondro Aandra Vozhukku

“They lead a high-souled manly life The pure who eye not another's wife”

Manly excellence, that looks not on another's wife,Is not virtue merely, 'tis full 'propriety' of life

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Kural #148

Kannan and the Strength of Character

The story illustrates that real dignity comes from the self-control of not coveting what belongs to another's household. That noble manliness which looks not at the wife of another is the virtue and dignity of the great

8–14 yr 2 min