The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 444

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Seeking the Aid of Great Men · Wealth & public life

தம்மிற் பெரியார் தமரா ஒழுகுதல் வன்மையு ளெல்லாந் தலை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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தம்மிற் பெரியார் தமரா ஒழுகுதல் வன்மையு ளெல்லாந் தலை.

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To live with men of greatness that their own excels, As cherished friends, is greatest power that with a monarch dwells.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain