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Chapter 41: கல்லாமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 41

Kural 405

கல்லாமை

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திருக்குறள்

கல்லா ஒருவன் தகைமை தலைப்பெய்து சொல்லாடச் சோர்வு படும்.

Kallaa Oruvan Thakaimai Thalaippeydhu Sollaatach Chorvu Patum

“A man untaught when speech he vaunts Sadly fails before savants”

As worthless shows the worth of man unlearned,When council meets, by words he speaks discerned

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Kural #405

The Shadow of False Pride

The story illustrates how a person's false sense of superiority vanishes the moment they attempt to share their ignorance in a knowledgeable assembly. The self-conceit of an unlearned man will fade away, as soon as he speaks in an assembly (of

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