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Chapter 99: சான்றாண்மை

On Wealth & Statecraft Civic Conduct Chapter 99

Kural 984

சான்றாண்மை

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திருக்குறள்

கொல்லா நலத்தது நோன்மை பிறர்தீமை சொல்லா நலத்தது சால்பு.

Kollaa Nalaththadhu Nonmai Pirardheemai Sollaa Nalaththadhu Saalpu

“Not to kill is penance pure Not to slander virtue sure”

The type of 'penitence' is virtuous good that nothing slays;To speak no ill of other men is perfect virtue's praise

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Kural #984

The Strength of Kindness

The story illustrates the two parts of the Kural: non-violence toward living beings and the grace of not exposing others' mistakes. Penance consists in the goodness that kills not , and perfection in the goodness that tells not others' faults

8–14 yr 1 min