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இரப்பான் வெகுளாமை வேண்டும் நிரப்பிடும்பை தானேயும் சாலும் கரி. Irappaan Vekulaamai Ventum Nirappitumpai Thaaneyum Saalum Kari
“The needy should not scowl at \"No\" His need another's need must show * Saint valluvar talks of two kinds of Asking:() Asking help for public causes or enterprises () Begging when one is able to work and this is condemned”
Askers refused from wrath must stand aloof;The plague of poverty itself is ample proof