The foal of an ass changes its form every instant after it is born; even such are vile men; their minds are unsteady. It looks well when it is born, but as it grows its shape is spoiled. Tuka says, As it goes braying about it cannot tell the right time from the wrong.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1104
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents