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Chapter 84: பேதைமை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 84

Kural 834

பேதைமை

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திருக்குறள்

ஓதி உணர்ந்தும் பிறர்க்குரைத்தும் தானடங்காப் பேதையின் பேதையார் இல்.

Odhi Unarndhum Pirarkkuraiththum Thaanatangaap Pedhaiyin Pedhaiyaar Il

“No fool equals the fool who learns Knows, teaches, but self-control spurns”

The sacred law he reads and learns, to other men expounds,-Himself obeys not; where can greater fool be found

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Kural #834

The Lesson Beyond Words

The story illustrates that knowing and teaching good values is useless if one does not follow them personally. There are no greater fools than he who, though he has read and understood (a great deal) and even taught it to others, does not walk according to his own teaching

8–14 yr 2 min