![]() Albert Schweitzer says, “ There hardly exists in the literature of the world a collection of maxims in which we find so much of lofty wisdom.” Mahatma Gandhi calls it ‘ a textbook of indispensable authority on moral life’ and goes on to say, “ The maxims of Valluvar have touched my soul. The dynamics of Thirukkural has been richly complimented by various scholars. The great attraction of Thirukkural for the missionaries and others has been its ethical content. There are also versions of Thirukkural in French by Monsieur Ariel and in German by Dr. Rev.Fr.Beschi (1700-1742) translated it into Latin. Thirukkural was among the earliest of Tamil classics translated by the Christian missionaries. The materials fitted together are sometimes mere bits of coloured glasses, but sometimes also very precious stones and pure gold. Pope, who translated this work into English metric verse a century ago, explains poetically the beauty of Thirukkural thus: Their construction resembles that of a design in a mosaic. It is not easy for all to comprehend the real meaning of Kural at the first reading itself. ![]()
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