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Those who have wisdom have all: Fools with all have nothing.Thiruvalluvar
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I never saw Death before, and now I see That it is warring eyes in a woman's form.Thiruvalluvar
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When the rare chance comes, seize it To do the rare deed.Thiruvalluvar
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It is politics to please and hoodwink those Who flatter but despise us.Thiruvalluvar
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The wound made by hurting with fire will heal but the wound created by harsh words uttered using out tongue leaves an indelible scar.Thiruvalluvar
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If the married life possess love and virtue, these will be both its duty and rewardThiruvalluvar
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She who has the excellence of home virtues, and can expend within the means of her husband, is a help in the domestic stateThiruvalluvar
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Just as the earth that bears the man who tills and digs it, to bear those who speak ill of them, is a quality of the highest respect.Thiruvalluvar
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Uttering foul words, while there are the sweetest of words, is like going for the unripe fruits while there are a lot of ripe ones.Thiruvalluvar
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Those are fools however learned Who have not learned to walk with the world.Thiruvalluvar
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Consider a man’s good qualities, and consider his faults; and judge his character by that which is more.Thiruvalluvar
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Even if someone does something that brings bad to you, do something good for them and make them feel shy for what they have done to youThiruvalluvar
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Just as the hand rushes involuntarily to protect one's honor in case of accidental state of undress, so does a friend come to his friend's aid without being askedThiruvalluvar
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It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues, Which moves the world.Thiruvalluvar
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To reprove a harm-doer, put him to shame by doing a good deed in return.Thiruvalluvar
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Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.Thiruvalluvar
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Great wealth, like a crowd at a concert, Gathers and melts.Thiruvalluvar
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Make foes of bowmen if you must, Never of penmen.Thiruvalluvar
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In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow.Thiruvalluvar
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Think wisely before you exercise an action. Having done so however, never look back and regret. That would be a shameThiruvalluvar
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There is a limit for everything. You can't just load tons and tons of peacock feathers in a cart considering it's light weight. If you do, it will damage the axle of the cart.Thiruvalluvar
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Fame is a jealous mistress And will brook no rival.Thiruvalluvar
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From whomsoever one hears anything, it is wisdom to understand the true import of it.Thiruvalluvar
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He who on earth has lived in the conjugal state as he should live, will be placed among the Gods who dwell in heavenThiruvalluvar
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The immoral can no more earn respect Than the envious be rich.Thiruvalluvar
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Reasoning with a drunkard is like Going under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man.Thiruvalluvar
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A timely benefit, -though thing of little worth, The gift itself, -in excellence transcends the earthThiruvalluvar
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Forsake not the friendship of those who have been your staff in adversity, Forget not be benevolence of the blameless.Thiruvalluvar
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Although an act of help done timely, might be small in nature, it is truly larger than the world itself.Thiruvalluvar
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Cling to the One who clings to nothing; And so clinging, cease to cling.Thiruvalluvar
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Folded hands may conceal a dagger --Likewise a foe's tears.Thiruvalluvar
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The vast world rainless, one may bid adieu To charity and penance.Thiruvalluvar
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Conquer with forbearance The excesses of insolence.Thiruvalluvar
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Virtue alone is happiness; all else Is else, and without praise.Thiruvalluvar
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The enemies cannot destroy the king who has at his service the respect and friendship of the wise men who can find fault, disagree, and correct him.Thiruvalluvar
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The most valuable wealth of a man is his knowledge, which cannot be destroyed; all other riches that he has gained are not considered to be wealth at all.Thiruvalluvar
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To embrace the whole world in friendship is wisdom. This wisdom is not changeable like the flowers that bloom and fade.Thiruvalluvar
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People of noble character are afraid of keeping friendship with dishonorable people. But people of discreditable character consider friendship with the dishonorable as a blood relationship.Thiruvalluvar
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It is good to forget one's anger against one's wrongdoer, whoever he may be, for countless number of evils will quickly grow from this anger.Thiruvalluvar