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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 637: The Kural on Knowledge and Ecology

September 20, 2022

A verse on action and the nature of the world.

637
Even one who knows action must act knowing
The nature of the world

செயற்கை அறிந்தக் கடைத்தும் உலகத்
தியற்கை அறிந்து செயல்

From chapter 64, “Ministers.”

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

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