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Chapter 91: பெண்வழிச்சேறல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 91

Kural 907

பெண்வழிச்சேறல்

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திருக்குறள்

பெண்ணேவல் செய்தொழுகும் ஆண்மையின் நாணுடைப் பெண்ணே பெருமை உடைத்து.

Penneval Seydhozhukum Aanmaiyin Naanutaip Penne Perumai Utaiththu

“Esteemed more is women bashful Than man servile unto her will”

The dignity of modest womanhood excelsHis manliness, obedient to a woman's law who dwells

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Kural #907

The True Measure of Greatness

The story illustrates that a person who feels shame for their mistakes and seeks to correct them is more honorable than a person who performs tasks without any sense of accountability or shame. Even shame faced womanhood is more to be esteemed than the shameless manhood that performs

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