A verse on the importance of sweet and compassionate speech.
From chapter 10, “Sweet Speech.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 637: The Kural on Knowledge and Ecology
A verse on action and the nature of the world.
From chapter 64, “Ministers.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 571: The Kural on Compassion
A verse on how Tiruvalluvar speaks of compassion and leadership.
From chapter 58, “Eyes that are Moved.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 158: The Kural on the Art of Forbearance
A verse on overcoming arrogance with one’s own innate goodness.
From chapter 16, “Forbearance.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 786: The Kural on Friendship
A verse on the heart of true friends and friendship.
From chapter 79, “Friendship.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 108: The Kural on Gratitude
A verse on gratitude, memory, and the art of forgetting.
From chapter 11, “Gratitude.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 1094: The Kural on Young Love
What a poem and poetry can show us. A verse on looking and longing.
From chapter 110, “Knowing Signs.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston
Kural 668: The Kural on Clarity of Action
Thiruvalluvar and Antonio Machado on seeing clearly and acting.
From chapter 67, “Firmness of Action.”
Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
Beacon Press, Boston