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.
Kural 681 Kindliness, high birth and a nature congenial to kings comprise the innate disposition of an ambassador. Kural 682 Kindliness, knowingness and deliberateness of speech are three necessities …
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Kural 691 Associates of contentious kings should be like men warming themselves by a fire, moving neither too near nor too far away. Kural 692 Do not desire to …
Tirukural.
Kural 701 He who can discern another’s unspoken thoughts by merely looking is an emerald on an Earth encircled by equable seas. Kural 702 Regard as god-like those who …
Tirukural.
Kural 711 Pure men of studied eloquence should study an audience before speaking deliberate words. Kural 712 Let good men who know the orator’s art knowingly await the right …
Tirukural.
Kural 721 Unsullied men, skilled in discourse, may speak unfalteringly before the powerful, provided they understand their audience. Kural 722 Only the learned among learned can convincingly express what …
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Kural 731 Where unfailingly fertile fields, worthy men and wealthy merchants come together–that is a country! Kural 732 A land coveted for its vast wealth, free from calamities …
Tirukural.
Kural 741 A fortress is a strategic asset both to aggressors and to those in fear who seek defense. Kural 742 An effective fort has crystal-clear water, arable lands, …
Tirukural.
Kural 751 There is nothing like wealth for lending consequence to an inconsequential man. Kural 752 Those who have nothing have everyone’s contempt, while the rich are exalted by …
Tirukural.
Kural 761 Foremost among a monarch’s possessions stands a conquering army, complete and fearless. Kural 762 Only seasoned soldiers remain bravely determined when onslaughts decimate them and threaten defeat. …
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Kural 771 Dare you not, my enemies, to stand against my monarch! Many who did now stand as stone monuments. Kural 772 It is more gratifying to carry a …
