THE KURAL
136. The firm-minded swerve not from virtuous conduct : for they know the evils brought on by such swerving.
137. The man of right conduct is honoured among men: but ignominy alone is the portion of those who fall therefrom.
138. Good conduct soweth the seed of prosperity : but an evil course is the mother of endless ills.
139. Foul words can never fall from the lips of the well-bred even when off their guard.
140. Fools may be as instructed as thou pleasest : but they never learn to conform to the ways of the Righteous.
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