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Chapter 44: குற்றங்கடிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 44

Kural 433

குற்றங்கடிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

தினைத்துணையாங் குற்றம் வரினும் பனைத்துணையாக் கொள்வர் பழிநாணு வார்.

Thinaiththunaiyaang Kutram Varinum Panaiththunaiyaak Kolvar Pazhinaanu Vaar

“Though millet-small their faults might seem Men fearing disgrace, Palm-tall deem”

Though small as millet-seed the fault men deem;As palm tree vast to those who fear disgrace 'twill seem

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Kural #433

The Little Crack and the Big Heart

The story illustrates how a person with a conscience treats a tiny fault (the crack) with the seriousness of a great tree. Those who fear guilt, if they commit a fault small as a millet seed, will consider it to be as large as a palmyra tree

8–14 yr 2 min