Tukaram quotes
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“I am looking for a poem that says Everything so I don't have to write anymore.”
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“We must forget bodily consciousness like a deer which is infatuated by music. We must look up to God, as the young ones of a tortoise look up to their mother. As a fountain rises upwards, even so must one's spirit rise to God. One should entertain no idea whatsoever, except that of God.”
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“Words are the only jewels I possess Words are the only clothes I wear Words are only the food that sustain my life Words are the only wealth I distribute among people.”
-- Tukaram
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“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”
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“Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.”
Source : Poems (1964) p. 8
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Source : Alfred Austin (1885). “At the Gate of the Convent: And Other Poems”
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“But now, you are twain, you are cloven apart Flesh of his flesh, but heart of my heart.”
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“Poets are mysterious, but a poet when all is said is not much more mysterious than a banker.”
Source : Allen Tate (1999). “Essays of Four Decades”, Isi Books
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