Kural 21 · ஒழுக்கத்து நீத்தார் பெருமை விழுப்பத்து
The settled conclusion of the scriptures is that, among all excellent things, the greatness of those who live in firm discipline and renunciation stands highest.
திருக்குறள் / Thirukkural
Kural 22 · துறந்தார் பெருமை துணைக்கூறின் வையத்து
To try to measure the greatness of those who have renounced is like trying to count all the people who have died in the world.
Kural 23 · இருமை வகைதெரிந்து ஈண்டுஅறம் பூண்டார்
The world shines by the greatness of those who, having understood the nature of the two states, this life and the life beyond, take up virtue right here.
Kural 24 · உரனென்னும் தோட்டியான் ஓரைந்தும் காப்பான்
The one who guards his five senses with the goad of firm wisdom is a seed for the field of that supreme state called liberation.
Kural 25 · ஐந்தவித்தான் ஆற்றல் அகல்விசும்பு ளார்கோமான்
For the might of the one who has quenched the five desires of the senses, Indra himself, lord of the dwellers of the wide heavens, is sufficient witness.
Kural 26 · செயற்கரிய செய்வார் பெரியர் சிறியர்
Those who accomplish what is hard to accomplish are the great; those who cannot do it are the small.
Kural 27 · சுவைஒளி ஊறுஓசை நாற்றமென ஐந்தின்
The world lies within the grasp of the one who understands the varied nature of the five objects of the senses: taste, sight, touch, sound and smell.
Kural 28 · நிறைமொழி மாந்தர் பெருமை நிலத்து
The greatness of those whose spoken word is always fulfilled is shown to the world by the hidden, sacred utterances they have left behind.
Kural 29 · குணமென்னும் குன்றேறி நின்றார் வெகுளி
Of those who stand upon the mountain of virtue, their anger, if it rises, is hard to endure even for a single moment.
Kural 30 · அந்தணர் என்போர் அறவோர்மற் றெவ்வுயிர்க்கும்
Those called 'andhanar' are the virtuous, because they live wearing a cool, gentle grace towards every living being.