SRI AUROBINDO
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Kalidasa
Bhartrihari. The Century of Life
On Fools and Folly
The dog upon a meatless bone and lank
Horrible, stinking, vile, with spittle wet,
Feasts and with heaven’s nectar gives it rank.
Then though the ambrosial God should by him stand,
He is not awed nor feels how base his fate,
But keeps his ghastly gettings more in hand.
The little nature deems its small things great
And virtue scorns and strength and noble state.