Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
गहूं एकजाती । परी त्या पाधाणी नासिती ॥१॥
वर्म जाणावें तें सार । कोठें काय थोडें फार ॥ध्रु.॥
कमाईच्या सारें । जाति दाविती प्रकार ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे मोल । गुणा मिथ्या फिके बोल ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Wheat is of one kind, yet stones ruin it. Know the essential truth and discern what matters, large or small. By the quality of one's earnings, one's true nature is revealed. Says Tuka, the value lies in real qualities; hollow words are stale and false.
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