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Chapter 12: நடுவு நிலைமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 12

Kural 115

நடுவு நிலைமை

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திருக்குறள்

கேடும் பெருக்கமும் இல்லல்ல நெஞ்சத்துக் கோடாமை சான்றோர்க் கணி.

Ketum Perukkamum Illalla Nenjaththuk Kotaamai Saandrork Kani

“Loss and gain by cause arise; Equal mind adorns the wise”

The gain and loss in life are not mere accident;Just mind inflexible is sages' ornament

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Kural #115

Aditya's Balanced Heart

The story illustrates that loss and gain are inevitable, and the mark of a wise person is emotional stability during both. Loss and gain come not without cause; it is the ornament of the wise to preserve evenness of mind (under both)

8–14 yr 2 min