Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2537

To every argument,
to show we have no mind for dis-
the controversy.
I coil alone. I cannot endure any straying away;
yet my mind wanders idly aside. Therefore, says
Tuka, we ought to veil our meaning in speech; it
is enough that one hint answer another.

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