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Chapter 85: புல்லறிவாண்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft The Limbs of Society Chapter 85

Kural 846

புல்லறிவாண்மை

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திருக்குறள்

அற்றம் மறைத்தலோ புல்லறிவு தம்வயின் குற்றம் மறையா வழி.

Atram Maraiththalo Pullarivu Thamvayin Kutram Maraiyaa Vazhi

“Fools their nakedness conceal And yet their glaring faults reveal”

Fools are they who their nakedness conceal,And yet their faults unveiled reveal

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Kural #846

The True Garment

The story illustrates the Kural by showing that outward appearances are meaningless if one's internal character flaws remain unaddressed. Even to cover one's nakedness would be folly, if (one's) faults were not covered (by forsaking them)

8–14 yr 1 min