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Chapter 46: சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 46

Kural 455

சிற்றினஞ்சேராமை

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திருக்குறள்

மனந்தூய்மை செய்வினை தூய்மை இரண்டும் இனந்தூய்மை தூவா வரும்.

Manandhooimai Seyvinai Thooimai Irantum Inandhooimai Thoovaa Varum

“Purity of the thought and deed Comes from good company indeed”

Both purity of mind, and purity of action clear,Leaning no staff of pure companionship, to man draw near

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Kural #455

The Gift of Good Company

The story illustrates how choosing virtuous friends helps a person maintain both mental integrity and righteous conduct, as per the Kural. Chaste company is the staff on which come, these two things, viz, purity of mind and purity of conduct

8–14 yr 2 min