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Shame · Wealth & public life
நாண்வேலி கொள்ளாது மன்னோ வியன்ஞாலம் பேணலர் மேலா யவர்.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
Unless the hedge of shame inviolate remain,
For men of lofty soul the earth's vast realms no charms retain.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain