Weaver’s Wisdom

Purity of Action

KURAL 651

Good friendships bring wealth to a man, but goodness of action fulfills his every wish.§

KURAL 652

Fame-garnering actions of no real benefit should always be strictly avoided.§

KURAL 653

Declaring that their future will be brighter, men must desist from deeds that darken glory’s light.§

KURAL 654

However troubled the times, men of imperturbable perception never commit shameful or sordid deeds.§

KURAL 655

Do nothing that would make you regret, “What have I done!” However, if regrettable deeds occur, do not remain regretful. §

KURAL 656

Though he must behold his own mother’s hunger, let a man desist from deeds condemned by wise men. §

KURAL 657

The worst poverty of worthy men is more worthwhile than the greatest wealth amassed by wrongful means.§

KURAL 658

Forbidden deeds, however well accomplished, inflict sorrow on those who seek after rather than shun them.§

KURAL 659

What is gained by tears will go by tears. Even if it begins with loss, in the end, goodness gives many good things.§

KURAL 660

Protecting the country with wrongly garnered wealth is like preserving water in an unbaked clay pot.§