A verse on right means, loss, and perseverance in goodness.
From chapter 66, “Purity of Action”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
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Poems from The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
Kural 333: The Tirukkural on Money and What Lasts
A verse on wealth, impermanence, and what endures.
From chapter 34, “Impermanence.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 667: The Tirukkural on Size and True Importance
A verse on never scorning anyone’s size and what it means to be truly essential.
From chapter 67, “Firmness of Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 978: The Tirukkural on Humility and Greatness
A verse on how humbleness leads to greatness and how largeness of heart grows from humility.
From chapter 98, “Greatness.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 1: The Tirukkural on Ah! and Beginnings
A verse on the origin of speech, letters, and the world.
From chapter 1, “In Praise of God.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
