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Kural 1026
குடிசெயல் வகை
The Way of Maintaining the Family
நல்லாண்மை என்பது ஒருவற்குத் தான்பிறந்த
இல்லாண்மை ஆக்கிக் கொளல்.
Nallaanmai Enpadhu Oruvarkuth Thaanpirandha / Illaanmai Aakkik Kolal
English
Who raise their race which gave them birth Are deemed as men of manly worth
— Of virtuous manliness the world accords the praiseTo him who gives his powers, the house from which he sprang to raise
A man's true manliness consists in making himself the head and benefactor of his family