Sri Aurobindo
Translations
CWSA.- Volume 5
Part One. Translations from Sanskrit
Section Four.
Bhartrihari. The Century of Life
On Fools and Folly
Go, with strong violence thy jewel tear
From the fierce alligator’s yawning jaws;
Swim the wild surges when they lash the air
Billow on billow thundering without pause;
Or set an angry serpent in thy hair
For garland! Sooner shalt thou gain their ruth
Than conquer the fool’s obstinate heart with truth.