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Thirukkural 396

Kural 396

தொட்டனைத் தூறும் மணற்கேணி மாந்தர்க்குக்
கற்றனைத் தூறும் அறிவு.

Thottanaith Thoorum Manarkeni Maandharkkuk
Katranaith Thoorum Arivu

In sandy soil, when deep you delve, you reach the springs below; The more you learn, the freer streams of wisdom flow

Meaning

Water will flow from a well in the sand in proportion to the depth to which it is dug, and knowledge will flow from a man in proportion to his learning.

Plain English meaning from the 19th-century prose translation by W. H. Drew and John Lazarus. The verse above is G. U. Pope's translation (1886).

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