திருக்குறள்
நல்லாண்மை என்பது ஒருவற்குத் தான்பிறந்த இல்லாண்மை ஆக்கிக் கொளல். Nallaanmai Enpadhu Oruvarkuth Thaanpirandha Illaanmai Aakkik Kolal
“Who raise their race which gave them birth Are deemed as men of manly worth”
Of virtuous manliness the world accords the praiseTo him who gives his powers, the house from which he sprang to raise