Energy
Kural-591
Tis energy gives men o'er that they own a true control;
They nothing own who own not energy of soul.
Meaning : Energy makes out the man of property; as for those who are destitute of it, do they (really) possess what they possess ?
Kural-592
The wealth of mind man owns a real worth imparts,
Material wealth man owns endures not, utterly departs.
Meaning : The possession of (energy of) mind is true property; the possession of wealth passes away and abides not.
Kural-593
'Lost is our wealth,' they utter not this cry distressed,
The men of firm concentred energy of soul possessed.
Meaning : They who are possessed of enduring energy will not trouble themselves, saying, "we have lost our property."
Kural-594
The man of energy of soul inflexible,
Good fortune seeks him out and comes a friend to dwell.
Meaning : Wealth will find its own way to the man of unfailing energy.
Kural-595
With rising flood the rising lotus flower its stem unwinds;
The dignity of men is measured by their minds.
Meaning : The stalks of water-flowers are proportionate to the depth of water; so is men's greatness proportionate to their minds.
Kural-596
Whate'er you ponder, let your aim be loftly still,
Fate cannot hinder always, thwart you as it will.
Meaning : In all that a king thinks of, let him think of his greatness; and if it should be thrust from him (by fate), it will have the nature of not being thrust from him.
Kural-597
The men of lofty mind quail not in ruin's fateful hour,
The elephant retains his dignity mind arrows' deadly shower.
Meaning : The strong minded will not faint, even when all is lost; the elephant stands firm, even when wounded by a shower of arrows. The strong minded will not faint, even when all is lost; the elephant stands firm, even when wounded by a shower of arrows. The strong minded will not faint, even when all is lost; the elephant stands firm, even when wounded by a shower of arrows.
Kural-598
The soulless man can never gain
Th' ennobling sense of power with men.
Meaning : Those who have no (greatness of) mind, will not acquire the joy of saying in the world, "we have excercised liaberality".
Kural-599
Huge bulk of elephant with pointed tusk all armed,
When tiger threatens shrinks away alarmed!
Meaning : Although the elephant has a large body, and a sharp tusk, yet it fears the attack of the tiger.
Kural-600
Firmness of soul in man is real excellance;
Others are trees, their human form a mere pretence.
Meaning : Energy is mental wealth; those men who are destitute of it are only trees in the form of men.