I have lived apart from the world; I will stand gazing on this jest of the world. I will find subject for mirth in the world, as I look on men’s foolish fancies. Those deluded by the world are as men whose eyes are clouded by strong drink. Not one of them, says Tuka, will lift up his head at all.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2309
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents