Verse 757: Kindness without bargaining

757. Kindness without bargaining

விலைபேசி வாங்குவான் வாணிகன் பேசாதிலைபோடு வானே அறம்

vilaipesi vaanguvaan vaanikan pesaathilaipodu vaane aram

One who haggles over the price and then buys is a merchant; one who, without a word, lays out the banana leaf for a meal is virtue itself.