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Thirukkural 964

Kural 964

தலையின் இழிந்த மயிரனையர் மாந்தர்
நிலையின் இழிந்தக் கடை.

Thalaiyin Izhindha Mayiranaiyar Maandhar
Nilaiyin Izhindhak Katai

Like hairs from off the head that fall to earth, When fall'n from high estate are men of noble birth

Meaning

They who have fallen from their (high) position are like the hair which has fallen from the head.

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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