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 851 It is said that hatred is the disease that spreads the plagues of discord among all living creatures. Kural 852 Though men devise disunity and deliberately harm …
Tirukural.
Kural 861 Rein in antagonism against the strong, but unleash animosity against feeble adversaries. Kural 862 How can an unloving man, with neither powerful allies nor the strength to …
Tirukural.
Kural 871 So accursed is the thing called hatred that one should never wish for it–even in jest. Kural 872 It is bad enough to incur the enmity of …
Tirukural.
Kural 881 Even shade and water are unpleasant if they breed disease. So, too, may relatives be unpleasant if they cause harm. Kural 882 Fear not the foe who …
Tirukural.
Kural 891 Of all the ways to protect oneself, the foremost is this: do not belittle the prowess of powerful men. Kural 892 Disrespectful conduct toward great men will …
Tirukural.
Kural 901 Men who dote upon their wives never achieve great gains, and men of great ambition avoid that very thing. Kural 902 The riches of a man who …
Tirukural.
Kural 911 The sweet words of beautifully bangled women who desire a man’s wealth and not his love decree his fall into disgrace. Kural 912 Weigh the worth and …
Tirukural.
Kural 921 Those who crave intoxicating drink each day will never be feared and never find fame. Kural 922 Do not drink liquor. If some wish to, let it …
Tirukural.
Kural 931 Do not take to gambling, even if you can win, for your wins will be like the baited hooks that fish swallow. Kural 932 To win once, …
Tirukural.
Chapter 95: Medicine Kural 941 Disease is but deficiency or excess of three life forces, defined by writers of scientific texts as air, fire and water. Kural 942 The …
