Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1166

Some are helpless through ignorance; others
are carried away by knowledge. It is clear
that a dumb man cannot speak; but what use is a
talkative man? There is a hindrance in each
direction—a well on one side and a tank on the
other. Tuka says, Your past history keeps the
truth from you.

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