திருக்குறள்
தம்மிற் பெரியார் தமரா ஒழுகுதல் வன்மையு ளெல்லாந் தலை. Thammir Periyaar Thamaraa Ozhukudhal Vanmaiyu Lellaan Thalai
“To have betters as intimates Power of all powers promotes”
To live with men of greatness that their own excels,As cherished friends, is greatest power that with a monarch dwells