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Thirukkural 503

Chapter 51: தெரிந்து தெளிதல் (Selection and Confidence) · Wealth

Kural 503

அரியகற்று ஆசற்றார் கண்ணும் தெரியுங்கால்
இன்மை அரிதே வெளிறு.

Ariyakatru Aasatraar Kannum Theriyungaal
Inmai Aridhe Veliru

Though deeply learned, unflecked by fault, 'tis rare to see, When closely scanned, a man from all unwisdom free

Meaning

When even men, who have studied the most difficult works, and who are free from faults, are (carefully) examined, it is a rare thing to find them without ignorance.

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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