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Chapter 101: நன்றியில் செல்வம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 101

Kural 1004

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

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திருக்குறள்

எச்சமென்று என்எண்ணுங் கொல்லோ ஒருவரால் நச்சப் படாஅ தவன்.

Echchamendru Enennung Kollo Oruvaraal Nachchap Pataaa Thavan

“What legacy can he leave behind Who is for approach too unkind”

Whom no one loves, when he shall pass away,What doth he look to leave behind, I pray

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Kural #1004

The Shadow of Giving

The story illustrates that hoarding wealth without helping others leads to a life of isolation and eventual loss, reflecting the Kural's warning about the futility of miserliness. What will the miser who is not liked (by any one) regard as his own (in the world to come) ?

8–14 yr 2 min