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Chapter 96: குடிமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 96

Kural 953

குடிமை

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திருக்குறள்

நகைஈகை இன்சொல் இகழாமை நான்கும் வகையென்ப வாய்மைக் குடிக்கு.

Nakaieekai Insol Ikazhaamai Naankum Vakaiyenpa Vaaimaik Kutikku

“Smile, gift, sweet words and courtesy These four mark true nobility”

The smile, the gift, the pleasant word, unfailing courtesyThese are the signs, they say, of true nobility

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Kural #953

The True Mark of Greatness

The story illustrates the four qualities mentioned in Kural 953: a cheerful countenance (nagaee), liberality (eegai), pleasant words (insol), and an unreviling disposition (igazhaamai). A cheerful countenance, liberality, pleasant words, and an unreviling disposition, these four are said to be the proper qualities of the truly high-born

8–14 yr 2 min