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Chapter 51: தெரிந்து தெளிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 51

Kural 504

தெரிந்து தெளிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

குணம்நாடிக் குற்றமும் நாடி அவற்றுள் மிகைநாடி மிக்க கொளல்.

Kunamnaatik Kutramum Naati Avatrul Mikainaati Mikka Kolal

“Good and evil in man weigh well Judge him by virtues which prevail”

Weigh well the good of each, his failings closely scan,As these or those prevail, so estimate the man

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Kural #504

The Right Choice

The story illustrates the Kural by showing how the elder weighed the strengths and weaknesses of both candidates to make a balanced decision. Let (a king) consider (a man's) good qualities, as well as his faults, and then judge (of his character) by that which prevails

8–14 yr 1 min