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Chapter 100: பண்புடைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 100

Kural 997

பண்புடைமை

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

அரம்போலும் கூர்மைய ரேனும் மரம்போல்வர் மக்கட்பண்பு இல்லா தவர்.

Arampolum Koormaiya Renum Marampolvar Makkatpanpu Illaa Thavar

“The mannerless though sharp like file Are like wooden blocks indocile”

Though sharp their wit as file, as blocks they must remain,Whose souls are void of 'courtesy humane'

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Kural #997

Sharp Mind, Kind Heart

The story illustrates that having sharp intellect is meaningless if one lacks the human qualities of kindness and courtesy. He who is destitute of (true) human qualities (only) resembles a tree, though he may possess the sharpness of a file

8–14 yr 1 min