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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 481
A crow can overcome a powerful owl in the daytime.
A king desiring to defeat his enemy must pick the proper time.
Verse 482
A man may firmly bind himself to prosperity
By the cord called timely action.
Verse 483
Is there any task too difficult for the man who acts
At the right time and employs the proper means?
Verse 484
One may aim to acquire the whole world and succeed,
If actions are aimed at the right time and place.
Verse 485
Those who aim to own the world
Must wait, unruffled, for the fitting hour.
Verse 486
The patient restraint of the powerful man is like the drawing back
Of the fighting ram before it smites the stunning blow.
Verse 487
When angered, men of understanding never show it outwardly then and
There. Holding it inside, they watch for an opportune moment.
Verse 488
Bow humbly when greeting an enemy.
His own head will bow humiliated when in time he greets defeat.
Verse 489
When a rare opportunity comes, do not hesitate,
But swiftly accomplish tasks that are otherwise impossible.
Verse 490
There are times to stay still as a stalking heron.
There are times to move swiftly as a heron's strike.
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