குறள் 443
அரியவற்று ளெல்லாம் அரிதே பெரியாரைப்
பேணித் தமராக் கொளல்.

Stanza 443
The rarest of rare things is to seek and secure
The friendship of the great.

Meaning:
To cherish great men and make them his own, is the most difficult of all difficult things.

Transliteration
Ariyavatru Lellaam Aridhe Periyaaraip
Penith Thamaraak Kolal