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Chapter 85: புல்லறிவாண்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 85

Kural 841

புல்லறிவாண்மை

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திருக்குறள்

அறிவின்மை இன்மையுள் இன்மை பிறிதின்மை இன்மையா வையா துலகு.

Arivinmai Inmaiyul Inmai Piridhinmai Inmaiyaa Vaiyaa Thulaku

“Want of wisdom is want of wants Want of aught else the world nev'r counts”

Want of knowledge, 'mid all wants the sorest want we deem;Want of other things the world will not as want esteem

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Kural #841

The True Treasure

The story illustrates that material possessions are useless without the wisdom to use them effectively. The want of wisdom is the greatest of all wants; but that of wealth the world will not regard as such

8–14 yr 1 min