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Chapter 40: கல்வி

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 40

Kural 396

கல்வி

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திருக்குறள்

தொட்டனைத் தூறும் மணற்கேணி மாந்தர்க்குக் கற்றனைத் தூறும் அறிவு.

Thottanaith Thoorum Manarkeni Maandharkkuk Katranaith Thoorum Arivu

“As deep you dig the sand spring flows As deep you learn the knowledge grows”

In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below;The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow

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Kural #396

The Deep Well and the Growing Mind

The story uses the metaphor of digging a well to show that true wisdom comes from deep, persistent study, just as water flows more abundantly from a deeper well. Water will flow from a well in the sand in proportion to the depth to which it is dug, and knowledge will flow from a man in proportion to his learning

8–14 yr 2 min