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Chapter 96: குடிமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 96

Kural 958

குடிமை

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

நலத்தின்கண் நாரின்மை தோன்றின் அவனைக் குலத்தின்கண் ஐயப் படும்.

Nalaththinkan Naarinmai Thondrin Avanaik Kulaththinkan Aiyap Patum

“If manners of the good are rude People deem their pedigree crude”

If lack of love appear in those who bear some goodly name,'Twill make men doubt the ancestry they claim

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Kural #958

The True Mark of Greatness

The story reflects the Kural by showing that even if one belongs to a noble family, a lack of affection and integrity brings shame to their lineage. If one of a good family betrays want of affection, his descent from it will be called in question

8–14 yr 1 min