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Chapter 101: நன்றியில் செல்வம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 101

Kural 1008

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

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திருக்குறள்

நச்சப் படாதவன் செல்வம் நடுவூருள் நச்சு மரம்பழுத் தற்று.

Nachchap Pataadhavan Selvam Natuvoorul Nachchu Marampazhuth Thatru

“The idle wealth of unsought men Is poison-fruit-tree amidst a town”

When he whom no man loves exults in great prosperity,'Tis as when fruits in midmost of the town some poisonous tree

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Kural #1008

The Bitter Fruit of Wealth

The story illustrates that money becomes meaningless if the person possessing it lacks character and the respect of others. The wealth of him who is disliked (by all) is like the fruit-bearing of the etty tree in the midst of a town

8–14 yr 2 min