Skip to content
Current moon phase NilaTales English
Chapter 105: நல்குரவு

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 105

Kural 1046

நல்குரவு

Position 6/10

திருக்குறள்

நற்பொருள் நன்குணர்ந்து சொல்லினும் நல்கூர்ந்தார் சொற்பொருள் சோர்வு படும்.

Narporul Nankunarndhu Sollinum Nalkoorndhaar Sorporul Sorvu Patum

“The poor men's words are thrown away Though from heart good things they say”

Though deepest sense, well understood, the poor man's words convey,Their sense from memory of mankind will fade away

Story adaptations

Read this Kural as a story

View whole chapter →
Kural #1046

The Weight of Words

The story illustrates that the quality of an idea is sometimes overshadowed by the economic status of the person delivering it, reflecting the Kural's teaching. The words of the poor are profitless, though they may be sound in thought and clear in expression

8–14 yr 2 min