Weaver’s Wisdom

Being Led by Women

KURAL 901

Men who dote upon their wives never achieve great gains, and men of great ambition avoid that very thing. §

KURAL 902

The riches of a man who fawningly follows a woman’s lead will buy him only shameful shame.§

KURAL 903

An abnormal submissiveness to his spouse will earn a man endless disgrace among decent men.§

KURAL 904

Though he has mastered the doing of deeds, the henpecked husband merits little in this life or the next.§

KURAL 905

A man’s fears of his own wife will make him constantly fearful of doing good for good folks.§

KURAL 906

Though providence has filled his life, a man who fears his graceful spouse is devoid of dignity. §

KURAL 907

A woman’s shy ways show great dignity, unlike a man who lives to do a woman’s bidding.§

KURAL 908

Those who live only to fulfill their wive’s wishes can neither satisfy the needs of friends nor benefit others. §

KURAL 909

Neither virtuous deeds nor vast wealth nor domestic joys will be found with men who carry out their wife’s commands.§

KURAL 910

Moneyed men whose thoughts dwell in the mind never dwell foolishly on relationships with women. §