16 Quotes by Tiruvalluvar

Fame is a jealous mistressAnd will brook no rival.

It is compassion, the most gracious of virtues,Which moves the world.

Cling to the One who clings to nothing;And so clinging, cease to cling.

Folded hands may conceal a dagger --Likewise a foe's tears.

Conquer with forbearanceThe excesses of insolence.

Virtue alone is happiness; all elseIs else, and without praise.

The throb of life is love. Without it, humans are bodies of bones clad with skin