Learning by Listening
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eṉaittāṉu nallavai kēṭka vaṉaittāṉu / māṉṟa perumai tarum
“Let each man good things learn, for e'en as he / Shall learn, he gains increase of perfect dignity.”
“Listen to good words though they be but few: even those few will add to thee a proportionate dignity.”
Listen to good and useful truths, however small their measure; each measure will yield a corresponding fullness of mature excellence.
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Parimelazhagar’s commentary
13th century · public domainParimelazhagar’s own words come first, unaltered. The plain reading follows below.
எனைத்தானும் நல்லவை கேட்க= ஒருவன் சிறிதாயினும் உறுதிப்பொருள்களைக் கேட்க; அனைத்தானும் ஆன்ற பெருமை தரும்= அக்கேள்வி அத்துணையாயினும் நிறைந்த பெருமையை தரும் ஆகலான்.
Source: Tamil Wikisource
Listen to good and virtuous truths in whatever small measure they may be available; for even the smallest portion of such wisdom confers rich and enduring excellence.