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Chapter 46: சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 46

Kural 451

சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

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திருக்குறள்

சிற்றினம் அஞ்சும் பெருமை சிறுமைதான் சுற்றமாச் சூழ்ந்து விடும்.

Sitrinam Anjum Perumai Sirumaidhaan Sutramaach Choozhndhu Vitum

“The ignoble the noble fear The mean hold them as kinsmen dear”

The great of soul will mean association fear;The mean of soul regard mean men as kinsmen dear

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Kural #451

The Gold and the Coal

The story illustrates that people of high character avoid bad company, while those with low minds try to associate with them. (True) greatness fears the society of the base; it is only the low - minded who will regard them as friends

8–14 yr 1 min