The Living Kural
DECODE · KURAL 449

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Seeking the Aid of Great Men · Wealth & public life

முதலிலார்க ஊதிய மில்லை மதலையாஞ் சார்பிலார்க் கில்லை நிலை.

Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition

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முதலிலார்க ஊதிய மில்லை மதலையாஞ் சார்பிலார்க் கில்லை நிலை.

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Who owns no principal, can have no gain of usury; Who lacks support of friends, knows no stability.

G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain