THE KURAL
406. Like unto a waste land that yieldeth no harvests is the man that hath neglected instruction: all that men can say about him is that he liveth, and nothing more.
407. Behold the man whose understanding hath not been penetrated by the Grand and the Subtle : the comeliness of his person is no better than the beauty of an image of clay.
408. Bitter verily is the poverty of the man of learning : but far worse is riches in the hands of the fool.
409. The fool though born of a higher family is esteemed much less than a learned man who is of inferior descent.
410. How much better are men than beasts ? Even so much are the learned better than those that have not cared for instruction.
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