Kural - 131

'Decorum' gives especial excellence; with greater care
'Decorum' should men guard than life, which all men share

Explanation
Propriety of conduct leads to eminence, it should therefore be preserved more carefully than life.

Tamil Transliteration
Ozhukkam Vizhuppan Tharalaan Ozhukkam
Uyirinum Ompap Patum.