Moodhurai - 12th Century Didactic Poetry - Avvayar - 26



mannanum maasaRak katRonum seerthookkin

mannanil katRon siRappudaiyan-mannarkku

thandhesam allaal siRappillai katRorkku

sendraidam ellaam siRappu.

When comparing a king and a scholar, the scholar is always the better choice. While a king is respected only within his kingdom, a scholar commands respect wherever he goes. 

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