Kural 231
Give to the poor and become praiseworthy.
Life offers no greater reward than this.
Kural 232
Those who expound will always praise
people who bestow alms on the imploring poor.
Kural 233
Nothing on Earth is imperishable,
except exalted glory, which endures forever.
Kural 234
So great is glory gained by men in this world
that celestials cease praising ascended sages.
Kural 235
Loss that is gain and death that is life of
immortal glory are attained only by the wise.
Kural 236
If you must be born, be born for glory.
Those born without it would be better off without birth.
Kural 237
Why do those whose life is devoid of renown blame enemies
who hate them, when they have themselves to blame?
Kural 238
Barren are they and deemed a disgrace by all men on Earth
who fail to beget the offspring called fame.
Kural 239
Even flawlessly fruitful lands will lessen their yields
when forced to support the body of one who lacks illustriousness.
Kural 240
Those who live without reproach truly live.
Those who live without renown don’t live at all.