Thiruvalluvar: Man

Thiruvalluvar is Tamil poet and philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on man.
Thiruvalluvar: 54   quotes 4   likes

“The worth of a wife is a man’s good fortune;
His jewels are his good children.”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse VI.10
Tirukkural

Children

“When you are about to badger the weak,
Then imagine yourself before a more powerful man.”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XXV.10
Tirukkural

Imagination

“As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil;
So will a man’s reason vary with the quality of his friends.”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XLVI.2
Tirukkural

Nature , Water , Change

“How can kindliness rule that man
Who eateth other flesh to increase his own?”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XXVI.1
Tirukkural

“Reasoning with a drunkard is like
Going under water with a torch to seek for a drowning man.”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XCIII.9
Tirukkural

Water