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Chapter 4: அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

On Virtue Prologue Chapter 4

Kural 39

அறன்வலியுறுத்தல்

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திருக்குறள்

அறத்தான் வருவதே இன்பம் மற்றெல்லாம் புறத்த புகழும் இல.

Araththaan Varuvadhe Inpam Mar Rellaam Puraththa Pukazhum Ila

“Weal flows only from virtue done The rest is rue and renown gone”

What from virtue floweth, yieldeth dear delight;All else extern, is void of glory's light

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Kural #39

The True Treasure

The story illustrates that pleasure derived from dishonest means is fleeting and lacks true value, whereas virtue brings lasting peace. Only that pleasure which flows from domestic virtue is pleasure; all else is not pleasure, and it is without praise

8–14 yr 2 min