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Chapter 71: குறிப்பறிதல்

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 71

Kural 709

குறிப்பறிதல்

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திருக்குறள்

பகைமையும் கேண்மையும் கண்ணுரைக்கும் கண்ணின் வகைமை உணர்வார்ப் பெறின்.

Pakaimaiyum Kenmaiyum Kannuraikkum Kannin Vakaimai Unarvaarp Perin

“Friend or foe the eyes will show To those who changing outlooks know”

The eye speaks out the hate or friendly soul of man;To those who know the eye's swift varying moods to scan

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Kural #709

The Language of Eyes

The story illustrates the Kural's wisdom that a wise minister can detect enmity or friendship by observing the subtle movements of a person's eyes. If a king gets ministers who can read the movements of the eye, the eyes (of foreign kings) will (themselves) reveal (to him) their hatred or friendship

8–14 yr 2 min