Rabindranath Tagore quotes - page 3

God seeks comrades and claims love, the Devil seeksslaves and claims obedience. (Rabindranath Tagore)
Those who have everything but thee, my God, laugh at those who have nothing but thyself. View quote
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Night's darkness is the bag that bursts with the gold of the dawn. View quote
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In the world's audience hall, the simple blade of grass sits on the same carpet with the sunbeams, and the stars of midnight. View quote
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The false can never grow into truth by growing in power. View quote
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Death belongs to life as birth does. The walk is in the raising of the foot as in the laying of it down. View quote
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By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower. View quote
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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it. View quote
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My debts are large, my failures great, my shame secret and heavy yet when I come to ask for my good, I quake in fear lest my prayer be granted. View quote
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When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing. View quote
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The smile that flickers on baby's lips when he sleeps- does anybody know where it was borne Yes, there is a rumor that a young pale beam of a crescent moon touched the edge of a vanishing autumn cloud, and there the smile was first born . . . . (Rabindranath Tagore)
Life's errors cry for the merciful beauty that can modulate their isolation into a harmony with the whole. View quote
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Beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love. View quote
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I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung. View quote
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To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps. View quote
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It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple. View quote
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The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful. View quote
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O Woman, you are not merely the handiwork of God, but also of men; these are ever endowing you with beauty from their own hearts ... You are one-half woman and one-half dream. View quote
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If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars. View quote
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The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and he has to wonder through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end. View quote
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Inspiration follows aspiration. (Rabindranath Tagore)
These paper boats of mine are meant to dance on the ripples of hours, and not reach any destination. View quote
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Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose. View quote
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I thought that my invincible power would hold the world captive, leaving me in a freedom undisturbed. Thus night and day I worked at the chain with huge fires and cruel hard strokes. When at last the work was done and the links were complete and unbreakable, I found that it held me in its grip. View quote
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The wise man warns me that life is but a dewdrop on the lotus leaf. View quote
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