Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1072

A blind man thinks all men are blind, because he has not himself eyes or sight. A sick man finds sweet food bitter as poison, because his mouth has lost its power to taste. Tuka says, He who is unrighteous himself believes the three worlds are full of falsehood.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents