Thirukkural 1000 in English

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Tamil original

பண்பிலான் பெற்ற பெருஞ்செல்வம் நன்பால்
கலந்தீமை யால்திரிந் தற்று.

Transliteration

Panpilaan Petra Perunjelvam Nanpaal
Kalandheemai Yaaldhirin Thatru

English Translation

“The wealth heaped by the churlish base Is pure milk soured by impure vase”

Plain-English meaning

The great wealth obtained by one who has no goodness will perish like pure milk spoilt by the

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English Translation

The wealth heaped by the churlish base Is pure milk soured by impure vase

G.U. Pope Translation

Like sweet milk soured because in filthy vessel poured,Is ample wealth in churlish man's unopened coffers stored

Plain-English Meaning

The great wealth obtained by one who has no goodness will perish like pure milk spoilt by the

நல்ல பண்பு இல்லாதவன் அடைந்த பெரும் செல்வம், பாத்திரக் கேட்டால் அதிலுள்ள நல்ல பால் கெட்டுப் போவது போலாம்.

Chapter 100

பண்புடைமை

To the polite free of access Easily comes courteousness

Humanity and noble birth Develop courtesy and moral worth

Likeness in limbs is not likeness It's likeness in kind courteousness

The world applauds those helpful men Whose actions are just and benign

The courteous don't even foes detest For contempt offends even in jest

The world rests with the mannered best Or it crumbles and falls to dust

The mannerless though sharp like file Are like wooden blocks indocile

Discourtesy is mean indeed E'en to a base unfriendly breed

To those bereft of smiling light Even in day the earth is night

The wealth heaped by the churlish base Is pure milk soured by impure vase