உலகம் தழீஇய தொட்பம் மலர்தலும் கூம்பலும் இல்ல தறிவு.

Ulakam Thazheeiya Thotpam Malardhalum Koompalum Illa Tharivu

To secure the friendship of the great is true wisdom; it is (also) wisdom to keep (that friendship unchanged, and) not opening and closing (like the lotus flower)