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Thirukkural 441

Chapter 45: பெரியாரைத் துணைக்கோடல் (Seeking the Aid of Great Men) · Wealth

Kural 441

அறனறிந்து மூத்த அறிவுடையார் கேண்மை
திறனறிந்து தேர்ந்து கொளல்.

Aranarindhu Mooththa Arivutaiyaar Kenmai
Thiranarindhu Therndhu Kolal

As friends the men who virtue know, and riper wisdom share, Their worth weighed well, the king should choose with care

Meaning

Let (a king) ponder well its value, and secure the friendship of men of virtue and of mature knowledge.

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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