Courtesy and Consideration
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eṇpatattā leyta leḷiteṉpa yārmāṭṭum / paṇpuṭaimai yeṉṉum vaḻakku.
“Who easy access give to every man, they say, / Of kindly courtesy will learn with ease the way.”
“Courteousness, they say, cometh easily to those who receive all men with open arms.”
Being easily approachable to everyone is the easiest path to attaining noble character.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
யார்மாட்டும் எண் பதத்தால்= யாவர்மாட்டும் எளிய செவ்வியர் ஆதலால்; பண்புடைமை என்னும் வழக்கு எய்தல் எளிது என்ப= அரிதாய பண்புடைமை என்னும் நன்னெறியினை எய்துதல் எளிது என்று சொல்லுவர் நூலோர்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Because of maintaining a gracious and easy approachability toward everyone, scholars say that the supreme virtue of noble character is easily attained.