Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2204

A stone bears the blows of the chisel, and is
turned into a god. Even so harden your
own mind, to accomplish your aim. A brave man
faces arrows, swords and bullets and takes his
place in a high station. Tuka says, He is like a
pure wife, who does not fear the fire.

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