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.
Kategoria: Tirukural.
Tirukural.
Kural 431 Those who are free from vanity, vulgarity and venomousness will prosper in deserving dignity. Kural 432 Avarice, arrogance and crude amusements are flaws in the character of …
Tirukural.
Kural 441 If men fathom what it means to have virtuous and wise friends, they will find the means to procure such friendships. Kural 442 There are men who …
Tirukural.
Kural 451 Men of greatness dread base company, while the low-minded consider them kinsmen. Kural 452 As water changes according to the soil through which it flows, so a …
Tirukural.
Kural 461 When action is needed, ponder what is to be gained, what lost, and what ultimately achieved, then proceed. Kural 462 There is nothing too difficult for a …
Tirukural.
Kural 471 The prudent man acts after weighing the strength a deed demands, his own strength and the strengths of allies and opposition. Kural 472 Nothing is impossible for …
Tirukural.
Kural 491 Neither ridicule the opposition nor initiate an offensive until you possess a strategic place from which to strike. Kural 492 In battle, a fortified position yields plentiful …
Tirukural.
Kural 501 Pick that man who passes a four-fold test: how he handles virtue, wealth, pleasure and loss of life. Kural 502 Place trust in a man of good …
Tirukural.
Kural 511 Employ men who discern the good and the bad in every situation and naturally choose the good. Kural 512 Let him do the work who can increase …
Tirukural.
Kural 531 Excessive anger’s harm is exceeded by excessive merriment’s mindless mishaps. Kural 532 Just as perpetual poverty slowly nullifies one’s knowledge, so frequent forgetfulness destroys one’s prestige. Kural …
Tirukural.
Kural 541 Investigate well, show favor to none, maintain impartiality, consult the law, then give judgment–that is the way of justice. Kural 542 All the world looks to the …
