Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1489

Nothing need be spent on a message, if it is carried gratis by word of mouth. But you cannot take credit for such generosity; be not afraid, you may sit at ease. If a man is at ease and comfortable, will he ever look into debts and outstandings? Tuka says, A message would not cost you anything; you need only spend your breath on it.

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