Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1684

To distinguish the preceptor and the pupil is
the sign of a base mind; Narayana dwells
in all creatures alike; as is the one, such is the
other. A rope may look like a snake as long as
we know not what it is; but we must not go on
trembling at it. That one man is good and another
bad—we must not fall into such envious thoughts,
says Tuka.

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