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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 158: The Kural on the Art of Forbearance

September 6, 2022

A verse on overcoming arrogance with one’s own innate goodness.

158
To overpower arrogant insolence practice
Inborn patience

மிகுதியான் மிக்கவை செய்தாரைத் தாந்தம்
தகுதியான் வென்று விடல்

From chapter 16, “Forbearance.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston

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