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Kural 1002
நன்றியில் செல்வம்
Wealth without Benefaction
பொருளானாம் எல்லாமென்று ஈயாது இவறும்
மருளானாம் மாணாப் பிறப்பு
Porulaanaam Ellaamendru Eeyaadhu Ivarum / Marulaanaam Maanaap Pirappu
English
The niggard miser thinks wealth is all He hoards, gives not is born devil
— Who giving nought, opines from wealth all blessing springs,Degraded birth that doting miser's folly brings
He who knows that wealth yields every pleasure and yet is so blind as to lead miserly life will be born a demon