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Thirukkural 978

Kural 978

பணியுமாம் என்றும் பெருமை சிறுமை
அணியுமாம் தன்னை வியந்து.

Paniyumaam Endrum Perumai Sirumai
Aniyumaam Thannai Viyandhu

Greatness humbly bends, but littleness alwaysSpreads out its plumes, and loads itself with praise

Meaning

The great will always humble himself; but the mean will exalt himself in self-admiration.

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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