Thirukkural verses for color life

1. Thirukkural verses
For Colorful Life Style

2. The virtue-killer may be saved (110)
Not benefit-killer who is damned.
Gratitude

3. Good Decorum
Good conduct sows seeds of blessings (138)
Bad conduct endless evil brings.
Though read much they are ignorant (140)
Whose life is not world-accordant.

4. Avoid Envy
Why is envy rich, good men poor (169)
People with surprise think over.

5. Charity
To give the poor is charity (221)
The rest is loan and vanity.

6. Self-rule leads to realms of gods (121)
Indulgence leads to gloomy hades.
Self Control
Rein the tongue if nothing else( 127)
Or slips of tongue bring all the woes.

7. GAINING GREAT MEN'S HELP
The careless king whom none reproves (448)
Ruins himself sans harmful foes.

8. THE GRANDEUR OF MONARCHY
It relates to all levels of management that includes
leadership, communication, Decision Making, guiding, supervising, motivation,.
An army, people, wealth, a minister, friends, fort: six things-
Who owns them all, a lion lives amid the kings
– Verse 381
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DIRECTING

9. An extra ordinary leader must possess
courage, utilize the available resources efficiently and effectively, provide
knowledge and should possess zeal / passion for excellence. He / she
should have excellent interpersonal skills and should be accessible.
Courage, a liberal hand, wisdom, and energy:
these four
Are qualities a king adorns for evermore
– Verse 382
Reframed as a Sentence: Never to fail in these four things, fearlessness, liberality,
wisdom, and energy, is the kingly character.
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