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Chapter 98: பெருமை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 98

Kural 976

பெருமை

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திருக்குறள்

சிறியார் உணர்ச்சியுள் இல்லை பெரியாரைப் பேணிக் கொள் வேம் என்னும் நோக்கு.

Siriyaar Unarchchiyul Illai Periyaaraip Penikkol Vemennum Nokku

“The petty-natured ones have not The mind to seek and befriend the great”

'As votaries of the truly great we will ourselves enroll,'Is thought that enters not the mind of men of little soul

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Kural #976

The Shadow and the Light

The story illustrates that those with narrow minds mock the great instead of seeking to emulate their character. It is never in the nature of the base to seek the society of the great and partake of their nature

8–14 yr 1 min