Living
Epigram XXXIII
Translated by Paul Elmer More (1898) · From A Century of Indian Epigrams (1898)
Living
The god hath wove for ignorance a cloak
That he who will may wear;
And mantled thus amid the wisest folk
Fools may unchallenged fare: —
Be silent! over all that words afford,
Silence hath its reward.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXXIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/32/.
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Bhartrihari. “Epigram XXXIII.” Translated by Paul Elmer More. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bhartrihari/32/.
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