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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 681
Kindliness, high birth, and a nature pleasing to kings -
These are the qualities of an ambassador.
Verse 682
Kindliness, knowingness and deliberateness of speech
Are three necessities for an ambassador.
Verse 683
The ambassador who presents to lance-bearing monarchs plans
That portend victory to his own king must be a scholar among scholars.
Verse 684
Send him on mission who possesses these three:
Well-winnowed wisdom, ample learning and an imperturbable presence.
Verse 685
The good which an ambassador procures derives from succinct speech
Cheerful conversation and avoidance of argument.
Verse 686
An envoy is learned, eloquently persuasive, unfearing of the fiercest
Stare and understanding of what fits the moment.
Verse 687
He is superior who knows duty and place,
Judges the appropriate time and thinks before he speaks.
Verse 688
Integrity, influence and intrepidity - these three along with truthfulness
Are the qualities of a man who faithfully delivers his monarch's message.
Verse 689
Commission him to deliver the monarch's mandates
Who, firm of vision, never blurts out flawed words.
Verse 690
An ambassador is he who fearlessly extends his king's glory,
Though he may expend his own life.
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