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Chapter 106: இரவு

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 106

Kural 1055

இரவு

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திருக்குறள்

கரப்பிலார் வையகத்து உண்மையால் கண்ணின்று இரப்பவர் மேற்கொள் வது.

Karappilaar Vaiyakaththu Unmaiyaal Kannindru Irappavar Merkol Vadhu

“The needy demand for help because The world has men who don't refuse”

Because on earth the men exist, who never say them nay,Men bear to stand before their eyes for help to pray

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Kural #1055

The Silent Language of Kindness

The story illustrates the Kural's wisdom about those who prefer to seek help through their eyes and presence rather than verbal begging. As there are in the world those that give without refusing, there are (also) those that prefer to beg by simply standing before them

8–14 yr 2 min