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Chapter 23: ஈகை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 23

Kural 223

ஈகை

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திருக்குறள்

இலனென்னும் எவ்வம் உரையாமை ஈதல் குலனுடையான் கண்ணே யுள.

Ilanennum Evvam Uraiyaamai Eedhal Kulanutaiyaan Kanne Yula

“No pleading, \"I am nothing worth,\" But giving marks a noble birth”

'I've nought' is ne'er the high-born man's reply;He gives to those who raise themselves that cry

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Kural #223

The Heart of Giving

The story illustrates the Kural by showing a character who chooses to give despite scarcity, instead of using 'lack of resources' as a mean excuse. (Even in a low state) not to adopt the mean expedient of saying "I have nothing," but to give, is the characteristic of the mad of noble birth

8–14 yr 2 min