Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3349

Whoso stands on the shore of a stream he must cross, he should not leap into the water. He should adopt the same measures as those who went before him; he should not think they look too easy. Moreover, says Tuka, the onslaught of idleness often ruins a man.

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