Tirukkural (holy couplet) is believed to be written more than 2000 years ago by sage Thiruvalluvar.<br /><br />This is a metric translation by Rev. G.U.Pope, who says, "In regard to the translation, I may venture to say that it is faithful, and that I have not read into the rendering a single idea or thought which there were not good grounds for supposing that the poet intended to convey. I thought it best to try to give a metrical translation. The Tamil scholar will see that I have tried to reproduce even the rhythm in many cases, but I could not retain the inimitable grace, condensation, and point of the original."<br /><br />The Kural has influenced several luminaries including Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Albert Schweitzer.<br /><br />The Kural is hailed for its lofty wisdom. It is said that the Kural contains all things and there is nothing that it does not contain.<br /><br />This is apparent from the following list of chapter headings of this work (The chapter numbers are pr
