When we praise a chaste wife, the unchaste feels a pang in her head. What I have said is spontaneous; I have never consulted any one about my words. When there is a fault in a man himself, it brings him a crack on his own pate; he sees sparks before his eyes. Tuka says, What can I do with such a one? I am sure to touch him on the ulcerous spot.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 2727
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents