குறள் 87

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Inaiththunaith Thenpadhon Rillai VirundhinThunaiththunai Velvip Payan

To reckon up the fruit of kindly deeds were all in vain;Their worth is as the worth of guests you entertain

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The advantages of benevolence cannot be measured; the measure (of the virtue) of the guests (entertained) is the only measure