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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Kural 1051 If you meet a man of means, by all means beg his help. If he refuses, the fault is his, not yours. Kural 1052 Even begging can …
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Kural 1061 It is ten million times better not to beg, even from those precious men whose joy is giving and who thus never refuse. Kural 1062 Were it …
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Kural 1071 Outwardly, vile men resemble human beings. We have never witnessed such a remarkable likeness. Kural 1072 The low-minded are happier than men who know goodness, for they …
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Part I: On Virtue Section I: Prologue Chapter 1: Praising God Kural 1 ”A” is the first and source of all the letters. Even so is God Primordial the …
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Kural 11 It is the unfailing fall of rain that sustains the world. Therefore, look upon rain as the nectar of life. Kural 12 Rain produces man’s wholesome food; …
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Kural 21 The Scriptures exalt above every other good the greatness of virtuous renunciates. Kural 22 Attempting to speak of the renunciate’s magnitude is like numbering all the human …
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Kural 31 Virtue yields Heaven’s honor and Earth’s wealth. What is there then that is more fruitful for a man? Kural 32 There is nothing more rewarding than virtue, …
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Section II: The Way of The Householder Chapter 5: Family Life Kural 41 He alone may be called a householder who supports students, elders and renunciates pursuing well their …
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Kural 51 She is the helpful wife who possesses the fullness of domestic virtues and spends within her husband’s means. Kural 52 Family life, however full, remains empty if …
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Kural 61 Of all blessings we know of none greater than the begetting of children endowed with intelligence. Kural 62 Those who bear children of blameless character will be …
