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Chapter 97: மானம்

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 97

Kural 968

மானம்

Position 8/10

திருக்குறள்

மருந்தோமற்று ஊன்ஓம்பும் வாழ்க்கை பெருந்தகைமை பீடழிய வந்த இடத்து.

Marundhomatru Oonompum Vaazhkkai Perundhakaimai Peetazhiya Vandha Itaththu

“Is nursing body nectar sweet Even when one's honour is lost?”

When high estate has lost its pride of honour meet,Is life, that nurses this poor flesh, as nectar sweet

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Kural #968

The Wealth of Honor

The story illustrates that preserving one's integrity is more important than accumulating wealth through dishonest means. For the high-born to keep their body in life when their honour is gone will certainly not prove a remedy against death

8–14 yr 1 min