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Chapter 82: தீ நட்பு

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 82

Kural 817

தீ நட்பு

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திருக்குறள்

நகைவகைய ராகிய நட்பின் பகைவரால் பத்தடுத்த கோடி உறும்.

Nakaivakaiya Raakiya Natpin Pakaivaraal Paththatuththa Koti Urum

“Ten-fold crore you gain from foes Than from friends who are vain laughers”

From foes ten million fold a greater good you gain,Than friendship yields that's formed with laughers vain

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Kural #817

The True Mirror

The story illustrates that people who only provide amusement but ignore our flaws are less beneficial than those who, even if they seem harsh like an enemy, provide the truth needed for growth. What comes from enemies is a hundred million times more profitable than what comes from the friendship of those who cause only laughter

8–14 yr 2 min