திருக்குறள் தமிழண்ணல் உரை

"... Yet, all things, changing, dieth not thy fame for thou art bard of universal man". - Rev. G.U.Pope "There hardly exists in the literature of the world, a collection of maxims, in which we find so much lofty wisdom." "Maxims about joy and activity, such as one would not expect from Indian lips, bear witness to the strength of the world and life affirmation present in the Kural." "So, a natural and ethical world and life affirmation of this kind was present among the people of India at the beginning of our era, although nothing of that can be found in Brahminism, Buddism and Bhagavad Gita Hinduism"