The water is clear, but the fish are muddy. The sky is clear, but the clouds are muddy.
Indian mystic poet
The water is clear, but the fish are muddy. The sky is clear, but the clouds are muddy.
Indian mystic poet
Songs of Kabir (Tagore translation)
c. 15th century
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