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The Holy Kural
Written over two millenia ago by Saint Tiruvalluvar,
translated under the guidance of Gurudeva, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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Verse 441
Those who ponder the value of friends whose wisdom and goodness
Are mature, will plan the means, then acquire such friendships.
Verse 442
There are men who allay today's trials and avert tomorrow's troubles.
Befriend and look after them.
Verse 443
To cherish and befriend men of greatness
Is the rarest of all rare things.
Verse 444
To live among advising friends who are greater than himself
Is foremost among a man's strength.
Verse 445
Knowing that ministers function as a monarch's eyes,
A king looks at ministers meticulously before engaging them.
Verse 446
A man's foes are rendered ineffective
If he can live in fellowship among the worthy.
Verse 447
Who can destroy the man who has the friendship
Of helpful advisors who will not hesitate to admonish him?
Verse 448
With no one to reprove and thus protect him,
A king will be destroyed, though no one seeks his destruction.
Verse 449
Profit is not for those who have no capital, nor is stability
For those who lack the support of faithful friends.
Verse 450
It is harmful to make a multitude of foes, but it is ten times worse
To give up the friendship of the worthy.
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