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 581 Competent spies and the respected codes of law– consider these two the eyes of a king. Kural 582 Duty requires the monarch to swiftly acquire knowledge of …
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Kural 591 Possessing belongs only to the industrious. Do those who lack such energy really possess their possessions? Kural 592 Those who own a mental energy possess a thing …
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Kural 601 The eternal flame of a family vanishes when eclipsed by that dark cloud called idleness. Kural 602 Let those who wish their family to be a noble …
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Kural 611 Never say in weakness, ”This task is too difficult.” Perseverance will confer the ability to accomplish it. Kural 612 Beware of leaving any work undone, remembering that …
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Kural 621 Laugh when troubles come your way. Nothing conquers calamity better than that. Kural 622 A tide of troubles will recede the moment an intelligent man’s mind collects …
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Section VI: Ministers Chapter 64: Ministers Kural 631 A minister is he who can conceive a great enterprise, rightly choose the ways, means and time, then carry it out. …
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Kural 641 Among a man’s many good possessions, none can equal having a good tongue. Kural 642 Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard …
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Kural 651 Good friendships bring wealth to a man, but goodness of action fulfills his every wish. Kural 652 Fame-garnering actions of no real benefit should always be strictly …
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Kural 661 What is called resoluteness of action is, in truth, resoluteness of mind. It is a quality unlike any other. Kural 662 Avoiding all failure-prone action and remaining …
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Kural 671 Deliberation ends when a decision is reached. To delay that decision’s execution is detrimental. Kural 672 Slumber when sleepy work awaits, but never rest when actions demand …
