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Chapter 4: அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 4

Kural 32

அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

அறத்தினூஉங்கு ஆக்கமும் இல்லை அதனை மறத்தலின் ஊங்கில்லை கேடு.

Araththinooungu Aakkamum Illai Adhanai Maraththalin Oongillai Ketu

“Virtue enhances joy and gain; Forsaking it is fall and pain”

No greater gain than virtue aught can cause;No greater loss than life oblivious of her laws

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Kural #32

The Seed of Goodness

The story illustrates that while performing good deeds is essential, neglecting them leads to the loss of all progress made through virtue. There can be no greater source of good than (the practice of) virtue; there can be no greater source of evil than the forgetfulness of it

8–14 yr 2 min