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Chapter 4: அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 4

Kural 35

அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

அழுக்காறு அவாவெகுளி இன்னாச்சொல் நான்கும் இழுக்கா இயன்றது அறம்.

Azhukkaaru Avaavekuli Innaachchol Naankum Izhukkaa Iyandradhu Aram

“Four ills eschew and virtue reach, Lust, anger, envy, evil-speech”

'Tis virtue when, his footsteps sliding not through envy, wrath,Lust, evil speech-these four, man onwards moves in ordered path

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Kural #35

The Light Within

The story illustrates Kural 35 by showing how jealousy, desire, anger, and bitter speech obstruct a person's character and virtue. That conduct is virtue which is free from these four things, viz, malice, desire, anger and bitter speech

8–14 yr 2 min