Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2559

He has no shoes for his feet, yet he assails the king, fie on his conduct! Should you set an elephant for a meal in an ant’s mouth, it will sink under the burden and perish. Tuka says, A man should consider before he eats; he should let his arrow fly with confidence in his own courage.

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