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Chapter 59: ஒற்றாடல்

On Wealth & Statecraft Kingship Chapter 59

Kural 581

ஒற்றாடல்

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ஒற்றும் உரைசான்ற நூலும் இவையிரண்டும் தெற்றென்க மன்னவன் கண்.

Otrum Uraisaandra Noolum Ivaiyirantum Thetrenka Mannavan Kan

“A king should treat these two as eyes The code of laws and careful spies”

These two: the code renowned and spies,In these let king confide as eyes

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Kural #581

The Prince's Two Eyes

The story illustrates that a leader needs both real-time intelligence (the scout) and proven wisdom (the books) to govern effectively. Let a king consider as his eyes these two things, a spy and a book (of laws) universally esteemed

8–14 yr 2 min