Desire not anything for the children; their own portion is ready for them. Take the halter from your own neck; avoid the torments of the womb. When men look on wealth, they tether—
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1573 f
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents