Thiruvalluvar was an Indian Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the Tirukkuṟaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love. The text is considered an exceptional and widely cherished work of Tamil literature.
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Traditional Shaivite portrait of Valluvar
Statue of Valluvar in the Thiruvalluvar Temple, Mylapore
A temple for Valluvar in Mylapore
Statue of Valluvar at Kanyakumari
A 1960 commemorative stamp of Valluvar
Valluvar idol at the Putlur Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu
Thiruvalluvar statue at SOAS, University of LondonIn their own words 10
Thiruvalluvar
said
There is no greater wealth than Virtue, And no greater loss than to forget it.
Verse IV.2
Thiruvalluvar
said
The worth of a wife is a man’s good fortune; His jewels are his good children.
Verse VI.10
Thiruvalluvar
said
The gruel that children’s little hands have stirredIs sweeter than nectar.
Verse VII.2
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