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Tirukkural (Thiruvalluvar)

A work by Thiruvalluvar

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  • What korrents draws from it

    Only a spotless mind counts as virtue; everything else is empty show, People without love keep everything for themselves, while loving people belong wholly to others, Using harsh words when kind ones are at hand is like choosing unripe fruit over ripe …

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  • Connections

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Key facts

Edition korrents quotes
tr. G. U. Pope, 18862
Claims on korrents
81

What korrents draws from it

korrents’ reading of claims quoted word for word from the book; each opens the quote and where it sits.

  1. Only a spotless mind counts as virtue; everything else is empty show (opens korrents.com)1

  2. People without love keep everything for themselves, while loving people belong wholly to others (opens korrents.com)1

  3. Using harsh words when kind ones are at hand is like choosing unripe fruit over ripe (opens korrents.com)1

  4. The way to punish wrongdoers is to shame them with kindness and let the wrong pass (opens korrents.com)1

  5. Sharing food with those in need and protecting every living thing is the chief of all teachings (opens korrents.com)1

  6. The more one learns, the more freely wisdom flows, as digging deeper in sand reaches water (opens korrents.com)1

Connections

Written by

  • Thiruvalluvar

Sources

  1. Tirukkural (tr. G. U. Pope, 1886) (korrents) (opens korrents.com)
  2. Tirukkural (tr. G. U. Pope, 1886) (projectmadurai.org) (opens projectmadurai.org)

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