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 481 During the day, a crow can overcome the more powerful owl. Desiring to defeat his enemy, a king must pick the proper time. Kural 482 A man …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Kural 521 Should a man’s wealth disappear, only his kinsmen will maintain their customary kindness. Kural 522 If a man’s kindred cling to him with unfailing love, his fortunes …
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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 …
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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 …
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Kural 551 More malicious than a professional murderer is the monarch who rules his people with injustice and oppression. Kural 552 A scepter-wielding king requesting a gift is like …
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Kural 561 He is a true king who impartially investigates and then duly punishes so that the offense will not recur. Kural 562 He who wishes his prosperity to …
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Kural 571 The fairest graciousness, they say, is a kindly look. Wherever it thrives, the whole world flourishes. Kural 572 It is compassion that sustains the world’s existence. The …
