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Chapter 23: ஈகை

On Virtue Domestic Virtue Chapter 23

Kural 224

ஈகை

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திருக்குறள்

இன்னாது இரக்கப் படுதல் இரந்தவர் இன்முகங் காணும் அளவு.

Innaadhu Irakkap Patudhal Irandhavar Inmukang Kaanum Alavu

“The cry for alms is painful sight Until the giver sees him bright”

The suppliants' cry for aid yields scant delight,Until you see his face with grateful gladness bright

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Kural #224

The Smile of Giving

The story illustrates that the value of giving is realized when the giver witnesses the happiness and pleasant countenance of the receiver. To see men begging from us in disagreeable, until we see their pleasant countenance

6–10 yr 1 min