The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
“All beginnings
are surrounded
by error, as fire
is surrounded by smoke.”
- This quote is from discourse/chapter 18, verse 48 of the Bhagavad Gita (a Hindu scripture included in book 6 of the epic poem, the Mahabharata). The translation used here is by Laurie L. Patton (Penguin Classic, 2014).