8.1  Tempting influences should be resisted            245
8.2  Righteous conduct is true nobility                246
8.3  A pure expression of human thought                247
8.4  Duties that please celestials                     248
8.5  The marks of the truly great                      249
8.6  Prayer nourishes the soul                         251
8.7  Endurance, endeavour hallmarks of greatness       252
8.8  Morals are not subject to alterations             254
8.9  Detachment is to burn desire                      255
8.10 Wealth must be used for others also               256
8.11 Moral code as defined by Valluvar                 258
8.12 How meat blunts finer feelings                    259
8.13 Steps towards detachment                          260
8.14 Sins of the tongue should be avoided              262
8.15 God has no likes or dislikes                      263
8.16 Prayers help one to surmount problems             264
8.17 Thirukkural glorifies non-killing as virtue       266
8.18 Release from ego brings peace                     267
8.19 Moral purity makes a person exalted               269
8.20 Purity of mind is righteousness                   270