Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are but hairs, as in the young.
Rabindranath Tagore
Wisdom, Aging, Silence, Speech, Youthful Folly
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“Plunge into the deep without fear, with the gladness of April in your heart.” Rabindranath Tagore
Courage, Joy, Renewal, Nature, Adventure
Rabindranath Tagore Courage, Joy, Renewal, Nature, Adventure“Those who think to reach God by running away from the world, when and where do they expect to meet him? We are reaching him here in this very spot, now at this very moment.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Presence, Connection To The Divine, Reality, Human Experience
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Presence, Connection To The Divine, Reality, Human Experience“Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” Rabindranath Tagore
Death, Life, Metaphor, Transition, Renewal
Rabindranath Tagore Death, Life, Metaphor, Transition, Renewal“When Death comes and whispers to me, “Your days are ended,” let me say to him, “I have lived in love and not in mere time.” He will ask, “Will your songs remain?” I shall say, “I know not, but this I know, that often when I sang I found my eternity.” Rabindranath Tagore
Death, Love, Legacy, Time, Existential Reflection
Rabindranath Tagore Death, Love, Legacy, Time, Existential Reflection“These were autumn mornings, the very time of year when kings of old went forth to conquest; and I, never stirring from my little corner in Calcutta, would let my mind wander over the whole world.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nostalgia, Exploration, Imagination, History, Longing
Rabindranath Tagore Nostalgia, Exploration, Imagination, History, Longing“If the cow alone is to be held sacred from slaughter, and not the buffalo, then that is bigotry, not religion.” Rabindranath Tagore
Bigotry, Religion, Values, Ethics, Hypocrisy
Rabindranath Tagore Bigotry, Religion, Values, Ethics, Hypocrisy“The young student sits with his head bent over his books, and his mind straying in youth's dreamland; where prose is prowling on the desk and poetry hiding in the heart.” Rabindranath Tagore
Youth, Education, Dreams, Poetry, Inner World
Rabindranath Tagore Youth, Education, Dreams, Poetry, Inner World“This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him; which is his truth, which is his soul; the key with which he opens the gate of the spiritual life, the heavenly kingdom.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Truth, Self-realization, Enlightenment, Purpose
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Truth, Self-realization, Enlightenment, Purpose“Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Bondage, Nature, Existential Reflection, Ecological Perspective
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Bondage, Nature, Existential Reflection, Ecological Perspective“Only the weak dare not be just.” Rabindranath Tagore
Justice, Courage, Strength, Moral Integrity, Personal Values
Rabindranath Tagore Justice, Courage, Strength, Moral Integrity, Personal Values“Wherever our heart touches the One, in the small or the big, it finds the touch of the infinite.” Rabindranath Tagore
Unity, Spirituality, Connection, Love, Transcendence
Rabindranath Tagore Unity, Spirituality, Connection, Love, Transcendence“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.” Rabindranath Tagore
Faith, Hope, Dawn, Metaphor, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Faith, Hope, Dawn, Metaphor, Spirituality“Let my love like sunlight surround you and yet give you illumined freedom.” Rabindranath Tagore
Love, Freedom, Warmth, Support, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Love, Freedom, Warmth, Support, Metaphor“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.” Rabindranath Tagore
Education, Knowledge, Harmony, Life, Self-improvement
Rabindranath Tagore Education, Knowledge, Harmony, Life, Self-improvement“It is no easy task to lead men. But it is easy enough to drive them.” Rabindranath Tagore
Leadership, Authority, Motivation, Challenge, Human Nature
Rabindranath Tagore Leadership, Authority, Motivation, Challenge, Human Nature“Turn a tree into a log and it will burn for you, but it will never bear living flowers and fruit.” Rabindranath Tagore
Transformation, Nature, Potential, Life Lessons, Loss Of Vitality
Rabindranath Tagore Transformation, Nature, Potential, Life Lessons, Loss Of Vitality“Discipline divorced from wisdom is not true discipline, but merely the meaningless following of custom, which is only a disguise for stupidity.” Rabindranath Tagore
Discipline, Wisdom, Custom, True Meaning, Critical Thinking
Rabindranath Tagore Discipline, Wisdom, Custom, True Meaning, Critical Thinking“The smile that flickers on a baby's lips when he sleeps—does anyone know where it was born? 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 in the dream of a dew-washed morning.” Rabindranath Tagore
Innocence, Joy, Childhood, Mystery, Poetic Imagery
Rabindranath Tagore Innocence, Joy, Childhood, Mystery, Poetic Imagery