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Chapter 101: நன்றியில் செல்வம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 101

Kural 1002

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

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திருக்குறள்

பொருளானாம் எல்லாமென்று ஈயாது இவறும் மருளானாம் மாணாப் பிறப்பு

Porulaanaam Ellaamendru Eeyaadhu Ivarum Marulaanaam Maanaap Pirappu

“The niggard miser thinks wealth is all He hoards, gives not is born devil”

Who giving nought, opines from wealth all blessing springs,Degraded birth that doting miser's folly brings

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Kural #1002

The Golden Cage

The story illustrates that a person who possesses wealth but refuses to share it out of greed lives a life devoid of true humanity. He who knows that wealth yields every pleasure and yet is so blind as to lead miserly life will be born a demon

8–14 yr 2 min