People are talking high of Thiruvalluvar. But in practice they do not respect his teachings. They act against him and disregard him.
– Periyar EV Ramasamy
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- The proper task of social reform is to remove poverty from society and to ensure that people do not sell their conscience to make a living. – Periyar EV Ramasamy
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- I love being high. High on Life, High on Love, High on Hope, and High on Faith. – Imania Margria
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- Jump high brother!! So high that if you fall, then people should remark on not how far you fell but how high you jumped – Anubhav Mishra
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- You want to give him the book of his own life, the book that will locate him, parent him, arm him for the changes. – Michael Cunningham
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