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Chapter 29: கள்ளாமை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 29

Kural 281

கள்ளாமை

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திருக்குறள்

எள்ளாமை வேண்டுவான் என்பான் எனைத்தொன்றும் கள்ளாமை காக்கதன் நெஞ்சு.

Ellaamai Ventuvaan Enpaan Enaiththondrum Kallaamai Kaakkadhan Nenju

“Let him who would reproachless be From all frauds guard his conscience free”

Who seeks heaven's joys, from impious levity secure,Let him from every fraud preserve his spirit pure

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Kural #281

The Smallest Grain of Truth

The story illustrates that true integrity lies in resisting the urge to cheat, even when the amount is insignificant, which is the core essence of Kural 281. Let him, who desires not to be despised, keep his mind from (the desire of) defrauding another of the smallest thing

6–10 yr 1 min