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Chapter 66: வினைத்தூய்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 66

Kural 657

வினைத்தூய்மை

Position 7/10

திருக்குறள்

பழிமலைந்து எய்திய ஆக்கத்தின் சான்றோர் கழிநல் குரவே தலை.

Pazhimalaindhu Eydhiya Aakkaththin Saandror Kazhinal Kurave Thalai

“Pinching poverty of the wise Is more than wealth hoarded by Vice”

Than store of wealth guilt-laden souls obtain,The sorest poverty of perfect soul is richer gain

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Kural #657

The Weight of Gold

The story illustrates that true peace comes from integrity, even if it means living with less. Far more excellent is the extreme poverty of the wise than wealth obtained by heaping up of sinful

8–14 yr 1 min