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Kural 849
புல்லறிவாண்மை
Ignorance
காணாதான் காட்டுவான் தான்காணான் காணாதான்
கண்டானாம் தான்கண்ட வாறு.
Kaanaadhaan Kaattuvaan Thaankaanaan Kaanaadhaan / Kantaanaam Thaankanta Vaaru
English
Sans Self-sight in vain one opens Sight To the blind who bet their sight as right
— That man is blind to eyes that will not see who knowledge shows;-The blind man still in his blind fashion knows
One who would teach a fool will (simply) betray his folly; and the fool would (still) think himself "wise in his own conceit"