Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3517

Live not with those that esteem themselves
saints; lest any of their qualities cling to you.
You could not then avoid the guilt you would
incur; it would swallow up all your good deeds.
Tuka says, Salute such people from afar; keep
firmly placed in your heart His form.

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