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Chapter 43: அறிவுடைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 43

Kural 425

அறிவுடைமை

Position 5/10

திருக்குறள்

உலகம் தழீஇய தொட்பம் மலர்தலும் கூம்பலும் இல்ல தறிவு.

Ulakam Thazheeiya Thotpam Malardhalum Koompalum Illa Tharivu

“The wise-world the wise befriend They bloom nor gloom, equal in mind”

Wisdom embraces frank the world, to no caprice exposed;Unlike the lotus flower, now opened wide, now petals strictly closed

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Kural #425

The Constant Friendship

The story illustrates that gaining a mentor's friendship is important, but maintaining it with consistency—rather than being hot and cold like a flower—is the mark of true wisdom. To secure the friendship of the great is true wisdom; it is (also) wisdom to keep (that friendship unchanged, and) not opening and closing (like the lotus flower)

8–14 yr 1 min