நீதி நூல் - Moral Code (Tamil and English)

I deem it a distinct honour to be invited by the learned and pious District Collector of Thanjavur Thiru T. R. Ramasami, L.A.S., to serve as Guest Editor for this work namely "Neethi Nool" full of moral code correlated with the proverbs. The name of the author of this volume is not known and the proverbs, colloquial usage of simple words in this work reveal that he lived in the last century.
Mr. A. Panchanathan, M.A., B.Lib. Sc., Administrative Officer in charge of Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Sarasvati Mahal Library who has progressive views to improve this library has exhorted me to undertake the editing work for Neethi Nool with Tamil and English commentaries. I immediately accepted the offer to be editor of this work with elaborate Tamil and English Connotations which are rarely included.
No Administrative officer so far expected the English Annotation along with the one in regional language. Therefore my heartfelt indebtedness are due to our learned Collector, progressive Administrative Officer in-charge of this Library.
However, I am fully aware of my own imperfection and defects. Therefore I heartily exhort the reading devotional public not to heed this defect and lend your helping hand in making this book useful for routine life. Lastly my sincere and never ending thanks are due to my worshipping deity Lord Krishna for His blessings showered on me to complete this work.