Rabindranath Tagore – the Nobel laureate poet, writer, and philosopher – was the ambassador of Indian culture to the rest of the world. He is probably the most prominent figure in the cultural world of Indian subcontinent and the first Asian person to be awarded the Nobel prize. Even though he is mainly known as a poet, his multifaceted talent showered upon different branches of art, such as novels, short stories, dramas, articles, essays, paintings, etc.
He was a social reformer, patriot, and above all, a great humanitarian and philosopher. India and Bangladesh
(1861-1941)
– Rabindranath Tagore Quotes –
Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Music fills the infinite between two souls.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
God waits to win back his own flowers as gifts from man’s hands.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Faith is the bird that sings when the dawn is still dark.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
God seeks comrades and claims love, the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Those who own much have much to fear.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Love’s gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Facts are many, but the truth is one.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Age considers; youth ventures.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
We live in the world when we love it.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
God respects me when I work; but God loves me when I sing.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment’s hesitation to crush beauty and life out of them, molding them into money.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.
~ 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
Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
Do not say, ‘It is morning,’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.
~ Rabindranath Tagore
