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- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244)
on: Thu Jun 28 02:00:30
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
115. CHARITY and RECEIVER
¯¾Å¢ ŨÃòÐ «ýÚ ¯¾Å¢ ¯¾Å¢
¦ºÂôÀð¼¡÷ º¡øÀ¢ý ŨÃòÐ. (105)
Valluvar:
"Not according to the aid but its receiver is its recompense determined"
Muhammad:
"Riches are not from abundance of wordly goods but from a contented mind"
(Hadith)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Thu Jun 28 23:35:23
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
116. DAYS DEVOID OF ACTION
Å¢ØôÒñ À¼¡¾¿¡û ±øÄ¡õ ÅØ츢Ûû
¨ÅìÌõ¾ý ¿¡¨Ç ±ÎòÐ. (776)
Valluvar:
"Days devoid of honorouble wounds are to a hero a waste"
Young:
"Count that day lost whose low descending sun hath not seen any worthy action done"
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Fri Jun 29 22:38:45
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
117. BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
¨Ç¾¡¸ ÓûÁÃõ ¦¸¡ø¸ ¸¨ÇÔ¿÷
¨¸¦¸¡øÖõ ¸¡úò¾ ¼òÐ. (879)
Valluvar:
"Cut a thorny tree when young. When grown, it will hurt the hand that cuts"
Talmud:
"If you don't bend the twig of vine when it is young, you cannot bend when it hardens"
(Midrash Mishle, 22)
Nupe Proverb (Nigeria):
"You can coil a fish only when it is fresh"
(World Scripture, p.169)
Igala Proverb (Nigeria):
"Black goats must be caught early, before it is dark"
(World Scripture, p.513)
English proverb:
"A stitch in time saves nine"
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Mon Jul 2 00:17:16
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
118. LOTUS and WATER
¦ÅûÇòÐ «¨É ÁÄ÷ ¿£ð¼õ Á¡ó¾÷¾õ
¯ûÇòÐ «¨ÉÂÐ ¯Â÷×. (595)
Valluvar:
"The lotus rises with the water, and a man as high as his will"
Guru Nanak:
"Live uncontaminated in the world, just like a lotus flower with its head above the muddy pool unaffected by water"
(Adi Grant)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Mon Jul 2 23:13:38
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
119. FAUTLS OF OTHERS
²¾¢Ä¡÷ ÌüÈõ§À¡ø ¾õÌüÈõ ¸¡ñ¸¢üÀ¢ý
¾£Ðñ§¼¡ ÁýÛõ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ. (190)
Valluvar:
"Can there be evil if we can see our own faults like those of others?"
Muhammad:
"Happy is the person who finds fault with himself instead of finding fault with others"
(Hadith)
Zoroaster:
"Seek not and judge not your neighbour's faults. Turn you gaze within you to see if vice lurks therein"
(Thus spake Zarathustra, p.67)
Jesus:
"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye?"
(Mathew, 7:3)
Buddha:
"Do not criticise others for what they do or have not done, but be aware of what yourself, you do or have not done"
(Dhammapada, 50)
Confucius:
"I have yet to meet the man who can see his own faults and censure himself"
(Analects, 5:26)
La Rochefoucauld (1613-80)
"If we had no faults we should not find so much enjoyment in seeing faults in others."
(Maxim 31)
Valluvar:
"How can a king be faulted who removes his own fault before seeing that of others?"
(¾ýÌüÈõ ¿£ì¸¢ô À¢È÷ÌüÈõ ¸¡ñ¸¢üÀ¢ý ±ýÌüÈõ ¬Ìõ ¨ÈìÌ)
(Kural, 436)
- From: Misguided Soul (@ ip186.toronto94.dialup.canada.psi.net) on: Tue Jul 3 21:10:24
Em Moli Marantaarkum Uivundaam....
Uyvillai "C" language marantaarku....
Ganesh..
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Tue Jul 3 22:58:52
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
120. CHARITY and HONOUR
®¾ø ¨ºÀ¼ Å¡ú¾ø «ÐÅøÄÐ
°¾¢Âõ ø¨Ä ¯Â¢÷ìÌ. (231)
Valluvar:
"The only asset in life is fame that comes of charity"
David:
"He has given freely to the poor; His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honour"
(Bible, Psalms, 112:9)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Thu Jul 5 04:54:00
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
121. PRAISE FROM FOOLS
§À¨¾ ¦ÀÕõ ¦¸Æ£¿ðÀ¢ý «È¢×¨¼Â¡÷
²¾¢ý¨Á §¸¡Ê ¯Úõ. (816)
Valluvar:
"A wise man's enemity is a crore times better than a fool's fast friendship"
Buddha:
"The criticism from those who know is better than the praise from fools"
(Theragatha, XIV.2 - Godatta)
Bastasar Gracian
"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends"
(The Art of Wordly Wisdom)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Fri Jul 6 00:13:42
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
122. PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
¦ºöÅ¢¨É ¦ºöÅ¡ý ¦ºÂýÓ¨È «ùÅ¢¨É
¯ûÇȢšý ¯ûÇõ ¦¸¡Çø. (766)
Valluvar:
"Know first the secret from experts. That is the way for fruitful acts"
Virgil (70-19 B.C.)
"Believe the one who has been through it"
(Aeneid book, 10)
Solomon:
"Without consultation, plans are frustrated. But with many counselors they succeed"
(Proverbs, 15:22)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Sat Jul 7 00:42:48
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
123. LIFE and FAME
´Ç¢´ÕÅüÌ ¯ûÇ ¦ÅÚ쨸 Ç¢´ÕÅüÌ
«·ÐÈóÐ Å¡úÐõ ±Éø. (971)
Valluvar:
"Glory is the desire to excel; and to live without it, shame"
Confucius:
"The gentleman deplores dying without having lived up to his reputation"
(Analects, 15:19)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Mon Jul 9 00:01:16
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
124. LAND with STREAMS & HILLS
ÕÒÉÖõ Å¡öó¾ Á¨ÄÔõ ÅÕÒÉÖõ
Åø«ÃÏõ ¿¡ðÊüÌ ¯ÚôÒ. (737)
Valluvar:
"The land's limbs are water of two kinds, hills with streams well placed and strong fortress"
Bible:
"For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills"
(Deuteronomy, 8:7)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 203.197.154.115) on: Mon Jul 9 23:46:11
VALLUVAR and OTHERS....
125. LIVING FOR OTHERS
´ò¾¾È¢Å¡ý ¯Â¢÷ Å¡úÅ¡ý Áü¨È¡ý
¦ºò¾¡Õû ¨Åì¸ô ÀÎõ. (214)
Valluvar:
"He only lives who is kind to all creation; deem the rest dead"
Vivekananda:
"They live who live for others. The rest are more dead than alive"
(Complete Works)
- From: N.V.K. Ashraf (@ 202.9.175.244) on: Thu Jun 28 23:35:23
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