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Chapter 11: செய்ந்நன்றி அறிதல்

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 11

Kural 108

செய்ந்நன்றி அறிதல்

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

நன்றி மறப்பது நன்றன்று நன்றல்லது அன்றே மறப்பது நன்று.

Nandri Marappadhu Nandrandru Nandralladhu Andre Marappadhu Nandru

“To forget good turns is not good Good it is over wrong not to brood”

'Tis never good to let the thought of good things done thee pass away;Of things not good, 'tis good to rid thy memory that very day

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Kural #108

The Gift of Memory and Forgiveness

The story illustrates the wisdom of holding onto gratitude while letting go of resentment immediately. It is not good to forget a benefit; it is good to forget an injury even in the very moment (in which it is inflicted)

6–10 yr 1 min