Let me think that there is one among those stars that guides my life through the dark unknown.
Rabindranath Tagore
Guidance, Stars, Dark Unknown, Purpose, Celestial Navigation
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“Merely to exist is not enough.” Rabindranath Tagore
Existence, Purpose, Meaning, Fulfillment, Human Experience
Rabindranath Tagore Existence, Purpose, Meaning, Fulfillment, Human Experience“Drunk with the joy of singing I forget myself and call thee friend who art my lord.” Rabindranath Tagore
Joy, Music, Friendship, Spirituality, Self-forgetfulness
Rabindranath Tagore Joy, Music, Friendship, Spirituality, Self-forgetfulness“India is there to unite all human races. Because of that reason in India we have not been given the unity of races.” Rabindranath Tagore
Unity, Diversity, Human Races, Cultural Identity, Social Commentary
Rabindranath Tagore Unity, Diversity, Human Races, Cultural Identity, Social Commentary“The fish in the water is silent, the animals on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing. But man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.” Rabindranath Tagore
Humanity, Silence, Nature, Inner Voice, Complexity Of Being
Rabindranath Tagore Humanity, Silence, Nature, Inner Voice, Complexity Of Being“Even if she could have got so far without a quarrel, still there would have been a great hue and cry about the marriage itself. First, it never happened. Secondly, how could there be a marriage between a princess of the Warrior Caste and a boy of the priestly Brahman Caste? Her readers would have imagined at once that the writer was preaching against our social customs in an underhand way. And they would write letters to the papers.” Rabindranath Tagore
Class, Marriage, Societal Norms, Critique, Narrative
Rabindranath Tagore Class, Marriage, Societal Norms, Critique, Narrative“My eyes have seen much, but they are not weary. My ears have heard much, but they thirst for more.” Rabindranath Tagore
Curiosity, Life Experience, Perception, Desire, Exploration
Rabindranath Tagore Curiosity, Life Experience, Perception, Desire, Exploration“Life, like a child, laughs, shaking its rattle of death as it runs.” Rabindranath Tagore
Life, Childhood, Mortality, Laughter, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Life, Childhood, Mortality, Laughter, Metaphor“Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.” Rabindranath Tagore
Love, Freedom, Non-possession, True Connection, Emotional Liberation
Rabindranath Tagore Love, Freedom, Non-possession, True Connection, Emotional Liberation“The fact is that man is as much a mystery to woman as woman is to man. If that were not so, the separation of the sexes would only have been a waste of Nature’s energy.” Rabindranath Tagore
Gender, Mystery, Relationships, Understanding, Human Nature
Rabindranath Tagore Gender, Mystery, Relationships, Understanding, Human Nature“We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.” Rabindranath Tagore
Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Character, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Humility, Greatness, Self-awareness, Character, Spirituality“He whom I enclose with my name is weeping in this dungeon. I am ever busy building this wall all around; and as this wall goes up into the sky day by day I lose sight of my true being in its dark shadow. I take pride in this great wall, and I plaster it with dust and sand lest a least hole should be left in this name; and for all the care I take I lose sight of my true being. XXX.” Rabindranath Tagore
Identity, Isolation, Walls, Pride In Self, True Essence
Rabindranath Tagore Identity, Isolation, Walls, Pride In Self, True Essence“All my work and all my dealings with people feel very easy. Actually, everything is simple. There is one straight road – if you open your eyes you can go along it. I don’t see the need to search for all sorts of clever shortcuts. Happiness and sadness are both on the road – there is no road that avoids them – but peace is found only on this road, nowhere else.” Rabindranath Tagore
Simplicity, Peace, Happiness, Life Journey, Awareness
Rabindranath Tagore Simplicity, Peace, Happiness, Life Journey, Awareness“The weak can be terrible because they try furiously to appear strong.” Rabindranath Tagore
Strength, Weakness, Self-deception, Personal Integrity, True Strength
Rabindranath Tagore Strength, Weakness, Self-deception, Personal Integrity, True Strength“Perhaps the scenes of travel conjure themselves up before me and pass and repass in my imagination all the more vividly, because I lead such a vegetable existence that a call to travel would fall upon me like a thunder-bolt.” Rabindranath Tagore
Travel, Imagination, Existence, Longing, Awakening
Rabindranath Tagore Travel, Imagination, Existence, Longing, Awakening“Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life.” Rabindranath Tagore
Transformation, Divinity, Renewal, Existence, Gratitude
Rabindranath Tagore Transformation, Divinity, Renewal, Existence, Gratitude“I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.” Rabindranath Tagore
Optimism, Resilience, Creativity, Determination, Hope
Rabindranath Tagore Optimism, Resilience, Creativity, Determination, Hope“Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.” Rabindranath Tagore
Bigotry, Truth, Oppression, Knowledge, Human Nature
Rabindranath Tagore Bigotry, Truth, Oppression, Knowledge, Human Nature“Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.” Rabindranath Tagore
Possessions, Individuality, Connection, Materialism, Societal Critique
Rabindranath Tagore Possessions, Individuality, Connection, Materialism, Societal Critique