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Thirukkural 973

Kural 973

மேலிருந்தும் மேலல்லார் மேலல்லர் கீழிருந்தும்
கீழல்லார் கீழல் லவர்.

Melirundhum Melallaar Melallar Keezhirundhum
Keezhallaar Keezhal Lavar

The men of lofty line, whose souls are mean, are never greatThe men of lowly birth, when high of soul, are not of low estate

Meaning

Though (raised) above, the base cannot become great; though (brought) low, the great cannot become base.

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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