The drum beats, but the dancer sleeps. The world dances, but the truth sleeps.
Indian mystic poet
The drum beats, but the dancer sleeps. The world dances, but the truth sleeps.
Indian mystic poet
Songs of Kabir (Tagore translation)
c. 15th century
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