A verse on leaders and acting in advance: “Prevention is better than cure.”
From chapter 44, “Elimination of Faults.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
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Kural 400: Tiruvalluvar on Learning and True Wealth
A verse on the connection between learning and life.
From chapter 40, “Learning.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 34: Tiruvalluvar on Purity of Heart and Right Action
A verse on where right action comes from, with a connection to the Beatitudes.
From chapter 4, “The Imperative of Right Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 620: Tiruvalluvar on Effort that Defeats Fate
A verse on hard work, discipline, and the rewards of motivation.
From chapter 62, “Mastery of Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 36: Tiruvalluvar on Ethics and Undying Deeds
A verse on the imperative of right action, with a connection to the five remembrances of Buddhism.
From chapter 4, “The Imperative of Right Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston