Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3299

What is measured out more liberally; the currency of falsehood is circumscribed. It is known what will satisfy the test; this coinage is current everywhere. A ruler is not recognized while he stays at home; he must be set on the throne and honoured. Tuka says, What is true in itself will be recognized as true when it is reflected in a mirror.

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