I seem to have loved you in numberless forms, numberless times, in life after life, in age after age forever. He who wants to do good, knocks at the gate; He who loves, finds the door open.
Rabindranath Tagore
Love, Eternity, Connection, Kindness, Reincarnation
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More Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
“I never give answers. I lead on from one question to another. That is my leadership.” Rabindranath Tagore
Leadership, Inquiry, Dialogue, Teaching, Engagement
Rabindranath Tagore Leadership, Inquiry, Dialogue, Teaching, Engagement“The thing which seems so glorious when viewed from the heights of the country’s cause looks so muddy when seen from the bottom. One begins by getting angry and then feels disgusted.” Rabindranath Tagore
Perspective, Glory, Truth Vs Perception, Emotional Reactions, Societal Critique
Rabindranath Tagore Perspective, Glory, Truth Vs Perception, Emotional Reactions, Societal Critique“I’m lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with the earth’s last love. I will take life’s final offering, I will take the last human blessing.” Rabindranath Tagore
Celebration, Connection, Love, Community, Longing
Rabindranath Tagore Celebration, Connection, Love, Community, 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“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“Power said to the world, “You are mine.” The world kept it prisoner on her throne. Love said to the world, “I am thine.” The world gave it the freedom of her house.” Rabindranath Tagore
Power, Love, Freedom, Interconnection, Duality Of Relationships
Rabindranath Tagore Power, Love, Freedom, Interconnection, Duality Of Relationships“Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.” Rabindranath Tagore
Perception, Consciousness, Creation, Thought, Reality
Rabindranath Tagore Perception, Consciousness, Creation, Thought, Reality“While God waits for His temple to be built of love, men bring stones.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spirituality, Love, Humanity, Construction, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Spirituality, Love, Humanity, Construction, Metaphor“The hidden clash of a silent conflict like this is far harder to bear than an open quarrel.” Rabindranath Tagore
Conflict, Silence, Emotional Struggle, Hidden Battles, Interpersonal Dynamics
Rabindranath Tagore Conflict, Silence, Emotional Struggle, Hidden Battles, Interpersonal Dynamics“Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit; Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action – Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.” Rabindranath Tagore
Reason, Freedom, Progress, Habit, National Identity
Rabindranath Tagore Reason, Freedom, Progress, Habit, National Identity“Oh! what lies we women have to tell! When we are mothers, we tell lies to pacify our children; and when we are wives, we tell lies to pacify the fathers of our children. We are never free from this necessity.” Rabindranath Tagore
Women, Truth, Motherhood, Societal Roles, Emotional Labor
Rabindranath Tagore Women, Truth, Motherhood, Societal Roles, Emotional Labor“No civilized society can thrive upon victims, whose humanity has been permanently mutilated.” Rabindranath Tagore
Society, Humanity, Victimization, Social Justice, Human Dignity
Rabindranath Tagore Society, Humanity, Victimization, Social Justice, Human Dignity“Life’s errors cry for the merciful beauty that can modulate their isolation into a harmony with the whole.” Rabindranath Tagore
Error, Beauty, Redemption, Harmony, Understanding
Rabindranath Tagore Error, Beauty, Redemption, Harmony, Understanding“The song that I came to sing remains unsung to this day. I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument. The time has not come true, the words have not been rightly set; only there is the agony of wishing in my heart. The blossom has not opened; only the wind is sighing by. I have not seen his face, nor have I listened to his voice; only I have heard his gentle footsteps from the road before my house.” Rabindranath Tagore
Unrealized Potential, Creativity, Longing, Artistic Journey, Personal Reflection
Rabindranath Tagore Unrealized Potential, Creativity, Longing, Artistic Journey, Personal Reflection“Pessimism is a form of mental dipsomania; it disdains healthy nourishment, indulges in the strong drink of denunciation, and creates an artificial dejection which thirsts for a stronger draught.” Rabindranath Tagore
Pessimism, Mental Health, Critique, Self-awareness, Psychology
Rabindranath Tagore Pessimism, Mental Health, Critique, Self-awareness, Psychology“These paper boats of mine are meant to dance on the ripples of hours, and not reach any destination.” Rabindranath Tagore
Imagination, Journey, Transience, Freedom, Exploration
Rabindranath Tagore Imagination, Journey, Transience, Freedom, Exploration“For man is by nature an artist.” Rabindranath Tagore
Art, Human Nature, Creativity, Self-expression, Innate Talent
Rabindranath Tagore Art, Human Nature, Creativity, Self-expression, Innate Talent“Wrong is wrong only when you are at liberty to choose.” Rabindranath Tagore
Morality, Choice, Ethics, Free Will, Philosophy
Rabindranath Tagore Morality, Choice, Ethics, Free Will, Philosophy“I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my thoughts, knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind. I shall ever try to drive all evils away from my heart and keep my love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy seat in the inmost shrine of my heart. And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.” Rabindranath Tagore
Truth, Purity, Love, Spirituality, Intention
Rabindranath Tagore Truth, Purity, Love, Spirituality, Intention