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Avvaiyar

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Avvaiyar: Aathichudi and Verses

IDEA 1
Wisdom in one line
Avvaiyar's Aathichudi is a set of one-line maxims Tamil children have learned for centuries, beginning with: want to do good.
IDEA 2
What we know is a handful
A saying attributed to her: what we have learned is a handful of earth; what we haven't is the size of the world. Learning should keep us humble.
IDEA 3
A rare and precious life
She says being born human is rare, and having knowledge and a good heart rarer still. Don't waste such a chance.

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