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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 655: The Tirukkural on Having No Regrets

December 28, 2021

A verse that shows the great practicality of the poet Tiruvalluvar.

655
Do nothing to regret—but if you do
Do not regret it

எற்றென் றிரங்குவ செய்யற்க செய்வானேல்
மற்றன்ன செய்யாமை நன்று

From chapter 66, “Purity of Action.”

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

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