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Chapter 108: கயமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 108

Kural 1072

கயமை

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திருக்குறள்

நன்றறி வாரிற் கயவர் திருவுடையர் நெஞ்சத்து அவலம் இலர்.

Nandrari Vaarir Kayavar Thiruvutaiyar Nenjaththu Avalam Ilar

“The base seem richer than the good For no care enters their heart or head”

Than those of grateful heart the base must luckier be,Their minds from every anxious thought are free

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Kural #1072

The Craftsman's Worry and the Fool's Smile

The story illustrates that those who understand what is right feel the weight of responsibility, whereas those who lack wisdom live in a false, unburdened happiness. The low enjoy more felicity than those who know what is good; for the former are not troubled with anxiety (as to the good)

8–14 yr 2 min