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Today · Thirukkural · verse 757 · Wealth
அருளென்னும் அன்பீன் குழவி பொருளென்னும் செல்வச் செவிலியால் உண்டு.
arulennnum anpi:n kuzavi porulennnum / selvach seviliya:l undu.
Compassion, the child of love, is nourished by wealth, the nurse who tends it. The merchant of mercy requires material means to sustain his practice.
Virtue does not float free of the world; it feeds on resources and requires the discipline to direct them rightly. The wise person understands that wealth's only honest purpose is to give mercy a voice and arms.
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