A verse on how friends stay with you through hard times, along with a verse from Avvaiyar.
From chapter 79, “Friendship.”
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 653: Tiruvalluvar on Integrity, Greatness, and Light
A verse on becoming all of who we truly are.
From chapter 66, “Purity of Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 435: Tiruvalluvar on Leadership and Foresight
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
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