Thiruvalluvar: Man

Thiruvalluvar is Tamil poet and philosopher. Explore interesting quotes on man.

Thiruvalluvar: 54 quotes4 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

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

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XXV.10
Tirukkural

“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

“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

“Whatever things a man gives up,
By those he cannot suffer pain.”

Thiruvalluvar book Tirukkuṛaḷ

Verse XXXV.1
Tirukkural