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Chapter 47: தெரிந்து செயல்வகை

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 47

Kural 463

தெரிந்து செயல்வகை

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திருக்குறள்

ஆக்கம் கருதி முதலிழக்கும் செய்வினை ஊக்கார் அறிவுடை யார்.

Aakkam Karudhi Mudhalizhakkum Seyvinai Ookkaar Arivutai Yaar

“The wise risk not their capital In doubtful gains and lose their all”

To risk one's all and lose, aiming at added gain,Is rash affair, from which the wise abstain

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Kural #463

The Farmer and the Golden Promise

The story illustrates that wise people do not gamble with their essential resources (principal) just to chase a potential profit. Wise men will not, in the hopes of profit, undertake works that will consume their principal

8–14 yr 1 min