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Greatness · Wealth & public life
மேலிருந்தும் மேலல்லார் மேலல்லர் கீழிருந்தும் கீழல்லார் கீழல் லவர்.
Original Tamil · Tiruvalluvar · Senkanthal digital edition
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In Pope’s words
The men of lofty line, whose souls are mean, are never great
The men of lowly birth, when high of soul, are not of low estate.G. U. Pope, 1886 · Public domain