He gives us life who tells us what is best for us; he murders us who bids us follow our own inclinations. We ought to restrain evildoers by force, as though they were blind men who wished to enter a forest. Give your wealth to send poor men on pilgrimage; say not to thieves, the moon will be their friend. Thus, says Tuka, the Puranas enjoin.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2210
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents