Tukaram, Poem 2510

Weapons grace the brave; if a clown assumes them the very children will laugh at him. She who seeks to wear pearls when she has no nose will be derided. A chaste woman is graced by her own form, a whore would feel ashamed even while she painted her eyebrows. A concubine’s son is born of the same father as his consort’s son, but they are not equal. A learned man is honoured, but his father is not counted great. Tuka says, Accordingly, one who is pure within can wear external honours with a good grace.