திருக்குறள்
மலர்காணின் மையாத்தி நெஞ்சே இவள்கண் பலர்காணும் பூவொக்கும் என்று. Malarkaanin Maiyaaththi Nenje Ivalkan Palarkaanum Poovokkum Endru
“You can't liken flowers by many eyed, To her bright eyes, O mind dismayed”
You deemed, as you saw the flowers, her eyes were as flowers, my soul,That many may see; it was surely some folly that over you stole