Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1079

When man has really eaten, he shows it by belching, otherwise there is nothing but idle straining. One may talk of food, whether he has eaten it or not; but without some real taste words are dry chaff. There are many dainties made of wheat; but let us not merely pretend to eat them. Tuka says, If you have a bracelet on your wrist, it would be absurd to look at it in a mirror.

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