Better the arrow that missed the lion than the one that killed a rabbit. Thiruvalluvar More Quotes by Thiruvalluvar More Quotes From Thiruvalluvar How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion? Thiruvalluvar compassionfleshshows Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools. Thiruvalluvar foolwisedull The only gift is giving to the poor; Thiruvalluvar giving-to-the-poorpoorgiving The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, Thiruvalluvar watermenlong There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it. Thiruvalluvar wealthlossforget Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, while those who stoically endure are like stored gold. The gratification of the vengeful lasts only for a day, but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time. Though unjustly aggrieved, it is best to suffer the suffering and refrain from unrighteous retaliation. Thiruvalluvar lastsgoldsuffering Real kindness seeks no return. Thiruvalluvar words-of-wisdomrealkindness Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech. Thiruvalluvar motivationalinspirationalmen 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 wisemotherson Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought. Thiruvalluvar carefulwiseimpossible Those who pretend to know what they don't, will be thought ignorant of even what they know. Thiruvalluvar ignoranthypocrisyknows Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age. Thiruvalluvar wisefriendshipbook The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented. Thiruvalluvar taughtfoolstills Not every light is a true light; Thiruvalluvar truth-islightwise The wound that's made by fire will heal, Thiruvalluvar tonguefiremade They who in trouble untroubled are Thiruvalluvar calmenduranceadversity To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand, Thiruvalluvar bitter-wordsusehands Those who give way to great anger are like the dead:Those who are free from anger are free from death. Thiruvalluvar givingway It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues, Thiruvalluvar compassionworldmoving There may be many who will gladly face death in the battlefield, but few who will face a hostile society. Thiruvalluvar societyfacesmay
