A verse on the power of speaking kindly and looking gently.
From chapter 10, “Sweet Speech.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Tirukkural Videos
Poems from The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural.
Kural 701: Tiruvalluvar on Body Language
A verse on seeing and sensing the unsaid.
From chapter 71, “Reading Faces.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 475: The Kural on Humility and Strength
A verse on power and limits and the true weight of a feather.
From chapter 48, “Knowing Strength.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 92: The Kural on Offering Sweet Words with a Smile
A verse on the importance of sweet and compassionate speech.
From chapter 10, “Sweet Speech.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 637: The Kural on Knowledge and Ecology
A verse on action and the nature of the world.
From chapter 64, “Ministers.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston