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Chapter 100: பண்புடைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 100

Kural 996

பண்புடைமை

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

பண்புடையார்ப் பட்டுண்டு உலகம் அதுஇன்றேல் மண்புக்கு மாய்வது மன்.

Panputaiyaarp Pattuntu Ulakam Adhuindrel Manpukku Maaivadhu Man

“The world rests with the mannered best Or it crumbles and falls to dust”

The world abides; for 'worthy' men its weight sustainWere it not so, 'twould fall to dust again

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Kural #996

The Strength of Kindness

The story illustrates that society survives and thrives only through the presence of virtuous and polite individuals. The (way of the) world subsists by contact with the good; if not, it would bury itself in the earth and perish

8–14 yr 2 min