திருக்குறள்
உளரெனினும் இல்லாரொடு ஒப்பர் களன்அஞ்சிக் கற்ற செலச்சொல்லா தார். Ulareninum Illaarotu Oppar Kalananjik Katra Selachchollaa Thaar
“They are breathing dead who dare not Empress before the wise their art”
Who what they've learned, in penetrating words know not to say,The council fearing, though they live, as dead are they