சுழன்றும்ஏர்ப் பின்னது உலகம் அதனால்
உழந்தும் உழவே தலை.
Agriculture, though laborious, is the most excellent (form of labour);
for people, though they go about (in search of various employments),
have at last to resort to the farmer
- by Thiruvalluvar, a great Tamil Poet/Saint
