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Kural 967
மானம்
Honour
ஒட்டார்பின் சென்றொருவன் வாழ்தலின் அந்நிலையே
கெட்டான் எனப்படுதல் நன்று.
Ottaarpin Sendroruvan Vaazhdhala�n Annilaiye / Kettaan Enappatudhal Nandru
English
Better it is to die forlorn Than live as slaves of those who scorn
— Better 'twere said, 'He's perished!' than to gainThe means to live, following in foeman's train
It is better for a man to be said of him that he died in his usual state than that he eked out his life by following those who disgraced him