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Chapter 30: வாய்மை

On Virtue Ascetic Virtue Chapter 30

Kural 295

வாய்மை

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திருக்குறள்

மனத்தொடு வாய்மை மொழியின் தவத்தொடு தானஞ்செய் வாரின் தலை.

Manaththotu Vaaimai Mozhiyin Thavaththotu Thaananjey Vaarin Thalai

“To speak the truth from heart sincere Is more than giving and living austere”

Greater is he who speaks the truth with full consenting mindThan men whose lives have penitence and charity combined

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Kural #295

The Value of Truth

The story illustrates that honesty from the heart holds more spiritual value than external acts of charity or penance. He, who speaks truth with all his heart, is superior to those who make gifts and practise austerities

6–10 yr 1 min