Thirukkural 991 in English
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Tamil original
எண்பதத்தால் எய்தல் எளிதென்ப யார்மாட்டும்
பண்புடைமை என்னும் வழக்கு.
Transliteration
Enpadhaththaal Eydhal Elidhenpa Yaarmaattum
Panputaimai Ennum Vazhakku
Modern English
“Being approachable to everyone makes it easier to develop genuine good character.”
Modern Interpretation
Being approachable to everyone makes it easier to develop genuine good character. For example, a new coworker who welcomes questions and speaks simply helps others feel respected and builds better relationships.
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Modern Plain English
Being approachable to everyone makes it easier to develop genuine good character.
Poetic Couplet (Bharati)
To the polite free of access Easily comes courteousness
G.U. Pope Translation
Who easy access give to every man, they say,Of kindly courtesy will learn with ease the way
Classical Meaning (Drew & Lazarus)
If one is easy of access to all, it will be easy for one to obtain the virtue called goodness
Tamil commentary
எவரும் தன்னை எளிதாகக் கண்டு பேசும் நிலையில் வாழ்ந்தால், பண்புடைமை என்னும் நல்வழியை அடைவது எளிது என்று நூலோர் கூறுவர்.
Chapter 100
More from Courtesy
பண்புடைமை
To the polite free of access Easily comes courteousness
Kural 992Humanity and noble birth Develop courtesy and moral worth
Kural 993Likeness in limbs is not likeness It's likeness in kind courteousness
Kural 994The world applauds those helpful men Whose actions are just and benign
Kural 995The courteous don't even foes detest For contempt offends even in jest
Kural 996The world rests with the mannered best Or it crumbles and falls to dust
Kural 997The mannerless though sharp like file Are like wooden blocks indocile
Kural 998Discourtesy is mean indeed E'en to a base unfriendly breed
Kural 999To those bereft of smiling light Even in day the earth is night
Kural 1000The wealth heaped by the churlish base Is pure milk soured by impure vase