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.
Part II: On Wealth Section V: Royalty Chapter 39: The Merits of the King Kural 381 He is lion among kings who is well endowed with these six: army, …
Tirukural.
Kural 391 All that you learn, learn perfectly, and thereafter keep your conduct worthy of that learning. Kural 392 Two are the eyes of those who truly live– one …
Tirukural.
Kural 401 Speaking to a learned gathering without ample knowledge is like playing a dice game without the board. Kural 402 An uneducated man desiring to be eloquent is …
Tirukural.
Kural 411 The most precious wealth is the wealth acquired by the ear. Indeed, of all wealth, that wealth is paramount. Kural 412 Only when no fare can be …
Tirukural.
Kural 421 Wisdom is a weapon that can ward off destruction. It is an inner fortress that no enemy can assail. Kural 422 Wisdom will harness the mind, diverting …
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 …
