Whatever things a man gives up,
By those he cannot suffer pain.
- Thiruvalluvar
More Quotes By Thiruvalluvar
- Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, while those who stoically endure are like stored gold. The gratification...
- How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?
- The only gift is giving to the poor;
All else is exchange.
- There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.
- Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears...
- The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.
- The lotus’ stem is as long as the depth of water,
So men’s height is just as great as...
- Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.
- Among a man’s many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue...
- Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.
- Real kindness seeks no return.
- Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.
- The wound that’s made by fire will heal,
But the wound that’s made by tongue will never heal.
- Not every light is a true light;
To the wise the light of truth is light itself.
- To use bitter words, when kind words are at hand,
Is like picking unripe fruit when the ripe fruit...
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