Rabindranath Tagore Quotes

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Rabindranath Tagore

May 7 , 1861 – August 7 , 1941

Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, philosopher, writer. Nobel Prize-winning. Their teachings on wisdom, self-awareness and the search for meaning continue to guide people seeking clarity and inner strength.

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"The problem is not how to wipe out all differences, but how to unite with all differences intact."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Time is the wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love - the beauty of his soul knows no limit."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"When we define a man by the market value of the service we can expect of him, we know him imperfectly."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The human soul is on its journey from the law to love, from discipline to liberation."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"All the great utterances of man have to be judged not by the letter but by the spirit."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Passive resistance is a force which is not necessarily moral in itself; it can be used against truth as well as for it."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free..."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or daily measures... It is the truth of our complete being."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Men can only think. Women have a way of understanding without thinking."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The fact that I exist is a perpetual surprise."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The false can never grow into truth by growing in power."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

"The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence."

-- Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, philosopher, writer. Nobel Prize-winning. Their teachings on wisdom, self-awareness and the search for meaning continue to guide people seeking clarity and inner strength.

One of Rabindranath Tagore's most widely shared quotes is: "Age considers; youth ventures.".

On wisdom, Rabindranath Tagore said: "It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.".

On mindset, Rabindranath Tagore said: "If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.".

Rabindranath Tagore's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Wisdom, Mindset, Life Lessons, Philosophy into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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