Indeed, what little of beauty and peace is to be found in the societies of men is owing to the daily performance of small duties, not to big doings and fine talk.
Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty, Peace, Small Duties, Societal Norms, Everyday Actions
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More Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
“The man, whose acquaintance with the world does not lead him deeper than science leads him, will never understand what it is that the man with the spiritual vision finds in these natural phenomena. The water does not merely cleanse his limbs, but it purifies his heart; for it touches his soul. The earth does not merely hold his body, but it gladdens his mind; for its contact is more than a physical contact – it is a living presence.” Rabindranath Tagore
Science, Spirituality, Nature, Deeper Understanding, Soul Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Science, Spirituality, Nature, Deeper Understanding, Soul Connection“The music of the far-away summer flutters around the Autumn seeking its former nest.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nostalgia, Nature, Change, Memory, Season
Rabindranath Tagore Nostalgia, Nature, Change, Memory, Season“If I call not thee in my prayers, if I keep not thee in my heart, thy love for me still waits for my love.” Rabindranath Tagore
Longing, Love, Spirituality, Devotion, Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Longing, Love, Spirituality, Devotion, Connection“The increased facilities of communication and exchange of thought, the teachings of history, the unity of government, the rise of literature and the efforts of the Congress over a period of time have together begun to make us realize that we belong to one country and are one people; that whether in joy or in sorrow our destiny is one; and that we cannot prosper unless we discover the ties which make us one, and seek to strengthen them.” Rabindranath Tagore
Unity, Communication, National Identity, Collective Destiny, Societal Progress
Rabindranath Tagore Unity, Communication, National Identity, Collective Destiny, Societal Progress“This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new... Thy infinite gifts come to me only on those very small hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.” Rabindranath Tagore
Life, Renewal, Creativity, Gratitude, Divine Gifts
Rabindranath Tagore Life, Renewal, Creativity, Gratitude, Divine Gifts“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
Perception, Newness, Mindfulness, Present Moment, Fresh Perspective
Rabindranath Tagore Perception, Newness, Mindfulness, Present Moment, Fresh Perspective“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“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
Rabindranath Tagore Love, Eternity, Connection, Kindness, Reincarnation“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“God is neither manifest nor hidden; He is neither revealed nor unrevealed; there are no words to tell that which He is. He is without form, without quality, without decay.” Rabindranath Tagore
God, Existence, Formlessness, Essence Of Divinity, Spiritual Mystery
Rabindranath Tagore God, Existence, Formlessness, Essence Of Divinity, Spiritual Mystery“The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God and others, but in the ceaseless realization of yoga, of union; not on the side of the canvas where it is blank, but on the side where the picture is being painted.” Rabindranath Tagore
Self-discovery, Unity, Spirituality, Connection, Growth
Rabindranath Tagore Self-discovery, Unity, Spirituality, Connection, Growth“I longed to find Bimala blossoming fully in all her truth and power. But the thing I forgot to calculate was, that one must give up all claims based on conventional rights, if one would find a person freely revealed in truth.” Rabindranath Tagore
Truth, Personal Growth, Relationships, Freedom From Conventions, Self-discovery
Rabindranath Tagore Truth, Personal Growth, Relationships, Freedom From Conventions, Self-discovery“The heart wants to go on; that is its dharma. For unless it moves, it dies.” Rabindranath Tagore
Heart, Dharma, Movement, Life, Purpose
Rabindranath Tagore Heart, Dharma, Movement, Life, Purpose“We are like newborn children, Our power is the power to grow.” Rabindranath Tagore
Growth, Potential, Innocence, New Beginnings, Childlike Wonder
Rabindranath Tagore Growth, Potential, Innocence, New Beginnings, Childlike Wonder“Deliverance is not for me in renunciation. I feel the embrace of freedom in a thousand bonds of delight.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Renunciation, Joy, Paradox, Personal Philosophy
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Renunciation, Joy, Paradox, Personal Philosophy“That which oppresses me, is it my soul trying to come out in the open, or the soul of the world knocking at my heart for entrance?” Rabindranath Tagore
Oppression, Self-discovery, Spirituality, Existential Inquiry, Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Oppression, Self-discovery, Spirituality, Existential Inquiry, Connection“When a man does not realise his kinship with the world, he lives in a prison-house whose walls are alien to him.” Rabindranath Tagore
Connection, Isolation, Worldview, Self-awareness, Universal Kinship
Rabindranath Tagore Connection, Isolation, Worldview, Self-awareness, Universal Kinship“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“Now nearly every small Bengali maiden had heard long ago about her father-in-law’s house; but we were a little new-fangled, and had kept these things from our child, so that Mini at this question must have been a trifle bewildered. But she would not show it, and with ready tact replied: ‘Are you going there?” Rabindranath Tagore
Childhood, Cultural Tradition, Innocence, Family, Social Dynamics
Rabindranath Tagore Childhood, Cultural Tradition, Innocence, Family, Social Dynamics