Animals and birds will thankfully worship
All living beings,
animals and birds,
will thankfully worship
with folded hands
the persons
who do not kill,
refuse to eat
the meat
of those
animals and birds!
ThirukkuRaL 260
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Mind Your Tongue
Mind your tongue
Whoever you are;
If not, you feel sorry
and lose reputation in a hurry!
Ref:
yaakaavaa rayinum naakaakka; kaavaakkaal
sOkaappar sollizhukkup pattu. (ThirukkuRaL 127)
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Stay still like a heron
Stay still like a heron in an unfavorable situation,
Later act swiftly in appropriate time and get things done
As if the heron waits patiently with one leg,
Picks fast and seizes the fish.
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Helping as gratitude depends
Helping as gratitude does not depend
Upon the amount of help you received
Earlier from a person;
It depends upon how much the receiver deserves it,
Depends upon the character he possesses!
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An Actress laments
An Actress laments,
Everybody knows
that I shed tears in movie
with glycerine;
But, alas!
Who knows
my heart weeps and shed tears
without glycerine!
I get fame,
but not a happy family.
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The God Himself Will Come Forward
If any person acts in such a way
That he will uphold the pride and glory
Of his family trait,
The God himself will come forward,
By tying his waist-dress tight
Readying to help by all means.
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Are you a sister of Monolisa...!
I have come across many teenage girls smiling,
I don't know why and how while you smile,
Your smile has pierced my heart like a lightning
in the sky, Elisa!
Are you a sister of Monolisa...!
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Only A Few Know The Timing Of Love
Intimacy of Love,
- Of the young husband and wife -
Desire for union between lovers
is delicate and softer than flowers.
Only a few know the timing of love,
approach and enjoy the charms of love.
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Beware of women!
My EYES say,
'You see, she is your angel'
She looks so beautiful,
My intellect and inner concious says,
Be careful and understand;
She is going to torture
and see you die hard,
Beware of women!
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A Person Who Likes To Maintain The Prestige
A person, who likes to maintain the prestige
and honour of his ancestral family trait,
will not do any unfair deeds and activity
which may defame his family honour -
however he gets benefit out of it.
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