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Chapter 3: நீத்தார் பெருமை

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 3

Kural 29

நீத்தார் பெருமை

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திருக்குறள்

குணமென்னும் குன்றேறி நின்றார் வெகுளி கணமேயும் காத்தல் அரிது.

Kunamennum Kundreri Nindraar Vekuli Kanameyum Kaaththal Aridhu

“Their wrath, who've climb'd the mount of good, Though transient, cannot be withstood”

The wrath 'tis hard e'en for an instant to endure,Of those who virtue's hill have scaled, and stand secure

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Kural #29

The Strength of Silence

The story illustrates that a person of high character possesses a quiet authority that can command respect and change hearts through their dignity. The anger of those who have ascended the mountain of goodness, though it continue but for a moment, cannot be resisted

6–10 yr 1 min