He alone deserves the name of valiant who conquers the world; others are feeble creatures, pack-horses laden with selfish desires. But he is truly valiant who makes God his prisoner by faith. Best of all, says Tuka, is the life ever spent in his praises.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 3280
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents