Kural #236

Fame / Glory

VirtueChapter 24

Kural 236 of 1,330 · Chapter 24 of 11521%

தோன்றின் புகழொடு தோன்றுக அஃதிலார்

தோன்றலின் தோன்றாமை நன்று

Translation (English)

If you are born, be born to fame; those without it had better not been born.

Meaning for Kids

If you are born into this world, live in a way that earns you a good name. If you cannot do that, it would have been better not to be born at all.

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Fame · Kurals 231-240

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