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Chapter 81: பழைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 81

Kural 801

பழைமை

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திருக்குறள்

பழைமை எனப்படுவது யாதெனின் யாதும் கிழமையைக் கீழ்ந்திடா நட்பு.

Pazhaimai Enappatuvadhu Yaadhenin Yaadhum Kizhamaiyaik Keezhndhitaa Natpu

“That friendship is good amity Which restrains not one's liberty”

Familiarity is friendship's silent pact,That puts restraint on no familiar act

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Kural #801

The Unbreakable Bond

The story illustrates that long-standing intimacy creates a bond that remains unharmed even when small errors occur due to closeness. Imtimate friendship is that which cannot in the least be injured by (things done through the) right (of longstanding intimacy)

6–10 yr 1 min