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Thirukkural 976

Kural 976

சிறியார் உணர்ச்சியுள் இல்லை பெரியாரைப்
பேணிக் கொள் வேம் என்னும் நோக்கு.

Siriyaar Unarchchiyul Illai Periyaaraip
Penikkol Vemennum Nokku

'As votaries of the truly great we will ourselves enroll,'Is thought that enters not the mind of men of little soul

Meaning

It is never in the nature of the base to seek the society of the great and partake of their nature.

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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