KURAL - Abridged.pdf - damowords
KURAL - Abridged.pdf - damowords
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68<br />
Action<br />
Why dawdle on decisions?<br />
Deliberate then decide!<br />
Delay when delay calls ‐<br />
But never urgencies<br />
Fight when victory beckons<br />
Otherwise ingenuities employ<br />
Unfulfilled undertakings induce devastation<br />
Like smoldering fires<br />
Resources, method, timing, location<br />
Consider before execution<br />
Aim, exertion, obstacles, profit<br />
Balance before activity<br />
Before contemplating particular methods<br />
Consult their masters<br />
As elephants corner elephants<br />
Success breeds success<br />
Before helping a friend<br />
Befriend an enemy<br />
When weak & afraid<br />
Seek strong allies<br />
69<br />
Envoys<br />
Amiability, breeding, pleasing demeanor<br />
Seasoned diplomatic characteristics<br />
Loyalty, wisdom, worldly speech<br />
Indispensable ambassadorial attributes<br />
Send one’s cleverest consuls<br />
Amidst bellicose kings<br />
Envoys must abundantly posses<br />
Sense, scholarship, personality<br />
Deem useful diplomatic speech<br />
Brief, inoffensive, witty<br />
Erudition, energy, eloquence, etiquette<br />
Empowers impressive emissaries<br />
Decorum, timing, delivery, balance<br />
Define chief envoys<br />
Purity, respect, courage, honesty<br />
Complement faithful diplomats<br />
Flawless & focused words<br />
Elucidate royal replies<br />
Good ambassadors glorify leaders<br />
Even facing death
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