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Chapter 101: நன்றியில் செல்வம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 101

Kural 1009

நன்றியில் செல்வம்

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திருக்குறள்

அன்பொரீஇத் தற்செற்று அறநோக்காது ஈட்டிய ஒண்பொருள் கொள்வார் பிறர்.

Anporeeith Tharsetru Aranokkaadhu Eettiya Onporul Kolvaar Pirar

“Others usurp the shining gold In loveless, stingy, vicious hold”

Who love abandon, self-afflict, and virtue's way forsakeTo heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

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Kural #1009

The Glittering Gold and the Helping Hand

The story illustrates that wealth kept solely for oneself, without any sense of charity, is unstable and will be lost to others. To heap up glittering wealth, their hoards shall others take

8–14 yr 1 min