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Chapter 79: நட்பு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 79

Kural 783

நட்பு

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திருக்குறள்

நவில்தொறும் நூல்நயம் போலும் பயில்தொறும் பண்புடை யாளர் தொடர்பு.

Navildhorum Noolnayam Polum Payildhorum Panputai Yaalar Thotarpu

“Like taste in books good friendship grows The more one moves the more he knows”

Learned scroll the more you ponder, Sweeter grows the mental food;So the heart by use grows fonder, Bound in friendship with the good

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Kural #783

The Treasure of Reading and Friendship

The story illustrates how the depth of a good friendship increases with time and care, mirroring the joy of rediscovering wisdom in literature. Like learning, the friendship of the noble, the more it is cultivated, the more delightful does it become

8–14 yr 2 min