These daily couplets are drawn from Saint Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukural, an ethical masterpiece written over 2,200 years ago in South India. This American English translation, known as Weaver’s Wisdom.
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Tirukural.
Kural 81 The whole purpose of earning wealth and maintaining a home is to provide hospitality to guests. Kural 82 When a guest is in the home, it is …
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Kural 91 Pleasant words, full of tenderness and devoid of deceit, fall from the lips of virtuous men. Kural 92 Better than a gift given with a joyous heart …
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Kural 101 The bounty of Heaven and Earth are scant repayment for help rendered though no help was received. Kural 102 A kindness done in the hour of need …
Tirukural.
Kural 111 Justice may be called good when it acts impartially toward enemies, strangers and friends. Kural 112 The wealth of those who possess justice will not perish; rather …
Tirukural.
Kural 121 Self-control will place one among the Gods, while lack of it will lead to deepest darkness. Kural 122 Guard your self-control as a precious treasure, for there …
Tirukural.
Kural 131 Virtuous conduct leads a man to eminent greatness. Therefore, it should be guarded as more precious than life itself. Kural 132 In your striving, be mindful to …
Tirukural.
Kural 141 Those who know virtue’s laws and marital rights never indulge in the folly of desiring another man’s wife. Kural 142 Among those who stand outside virtue, there …
Tirukural.
Kural 151 Just as the Earth bears those who dig into her, it is best to bear with those who despise us. Kural 152 It is always good to …
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Kural 161 The unenvious heart is to be valued no less than virtuous conduct itself. Kural 162 Among the many precious things a man may acquire, none surpasses a …
Tirukural.
Kural 171 In the very attempt to wrongly gain another’s wealth, a man forfeits his family’s future and his own faultlessness. Kural 172 Those who deem injustice shameful never …
