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Today · Thirukkural · verse 563 · Discipline
வெருவந்த செய்தொழுகும் வெங்கோல னாயின் ஒருவந்தம் ஒல்லைக் கெடும்.
veruvanth-a seyth-ozhu-gum veng-kol-an-ayin / oruvanth-am ollai-k keddum
A ruler who acts with fear does what is commanded; fear is swift to destroy unity among his people.
Fear is the instrument of the tyrant, not the sage. A leader who rules by terror fractures the very bonds that hold a state together—unity cannot survive when obedience is born of dread rather than reason.
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