Daily Weavers Wisdom

"Weaver's Wisdom" is a translation of one of the most revered books on ethics, the 2,200-year-old South Indian classic Tirukural, published by Himalayan Academy

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He is a true king who impartially investigates and then duly punishes so that the offense will not recur. #tyranny #justice #politics

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Wisdom speaks well, conveying each meaning clearly, and listens for the subtlest sense in others' speech. #wisdom #learning #listening

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Those who walk deceit's desirous path cannot hope to work wisdom's measured way. #fraud #deception #deceit #integrity #wisdom

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Men who conduct themselves virtuously are incapable of voicing harmful words, even forgetfully. #virtue #conduct #kindness

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Poverty, the cruelest of demons , deprives a man of every joy in this life, then takes them from the next life. #poverty #joy #sorrow

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Hate hidden in a kinsman's heart will cause many miseries, and more—it will kill a man. #enmity #hatred

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However forcefully assailants may press, a secure fortress promises allies defense and foes defeat. #strategy

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Never say in weakness, "This task is too difficult." Perseverance will confer the ability to accomplish it. #perseverance #strength

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How swiftly men who praise themselves perish, unappraised of their real measure, unable to live in peace with others. #strength #humility

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What wondrous greatness this world possesses— that yesterday a man was, and today he is not. #death #impermanence #mortality

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Only because she weighs duty well does Earth bear the weight of those who wait for a man's departure to defame him. #gossip #backbiting

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The virtuous householder supports the needs of renunciates, ancestors and the poor. #familylife

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Though their means of charitableness may be cut off, venerable families will never be severed from propriety. #nobility #charity

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Don't dwell on thoughts that dim your spirit. Don't befriend those who flee you in affliction. #friendship #allies

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What is called resoluteness of action is, in truth, resoluteness of mind. It is a quality unlike any other. #resoluteness #strength

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The real profit gained by gaining riches is that one may then live surrounded by relatives. #family #wealth #relatives

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All peoples praise that nation whose sovereign is always accessible and never speaks harshly. #virtue #politics #approachable

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Even flawlessly fruitful lands will lessen their yields when forced to support the body of one who lacks illustriousness. #glory #honor

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A kindness done in the hour of need may itself be small, but in worth it exceeds the whole world. #gratitude #kindness

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Amid millions heaped high, a man remains poor if he neither gives away his wealth nor enjoys it himself. #wealth #greed #poverty