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Chapter 17: அழுக்காறாமை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 17

Kural 161

அழுக்காறாமை

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திருக்குறள்

ஒழுக்காறாக் கொள்க ஒருவன்தன் நெஞ்சத்து அழுக்காறு இலாத இயல்பு.

Ozhukkaaraak Kolka Oruvandhan Nenjaththu Azhukkaaru Ilaadha Iyalpu

“Deem your heart as virtuous When your nature is not jealous”

As 'strict decorum's' laws, that all men bind,Let each regard unenvying grace of mind

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Kural #161

Kadir and Nila’s Bright Colors

The story illustrates that maintaining a mind free from envy is just as essential to one's character as behaving with proper conduct. Let a man esteem that disposition which is free from envy in the same manner as propriety of conduct

8–14 yr 2 min