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Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

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Kural 672: Tiruvalluvar on Action, Timing, and Delay

November 30, 2021

A verse on when—and when not—to take action.

672
Delay what is meant for delay—delay nothing
Not meant for delay

தூங்குக தூங்கிச் செயற்பால தூங்கற்க
தூங்காது செய்யும் வினை

From chapter 68, “Ways of Action.”

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

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