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Chapter 82: தீ நட்பு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 82

Kural 814

தீ நட்பு

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திருக்குறள்

அமரகத்து ஆற்றறுக்கும் கல்லாமா அன்னார் தமரின் தனிமை தலை.

Amarakaththu Aatrarukkum Kallaamaa Annaar Thamarin Thanimai Thalai

“Better be alone than trust in those That throw in field like faithless horse”

A steed untrained will leave you in the tug of war;Than friends like that to dwell alone is better far

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Kural #814

The Peace of Solitude

The story illustrates that unreliable friends are as dangerous as untrained horses in battle, making solitude a safer and better choice. Solitude is more to be desired than the society of those who resemble the untrained horses which throw down (their riders) in the fields of battle

6–10 yr 1 min