The flower fades and dies; but he who wears the flower has not to mourn for it for ever.
Rabindranath Tagore
Mortality, Beauty, Ephemeral, Loss, Acceptance
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More Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
“The earth paints a portrait of the sun at dawn with sunflowers in bloom. Unhappy with the portrait, she erases it and paints it again and again.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nature, Creativity, Cycles, Dissatisfaction, Artistic Expression
Rabindranath Tagore Nature, Creativity, Cycles, Dissatisfaction, Artistic Expression“The night kisses the fading day whispering to his ear, “I am death, your mother. I am to give you fresh birth."” Rabindranath Tagore
Death, Rebirth, Metaphor, Nature, Duality
Rabindranath Tagore Death, Rebirth, Metaphor, Nature, Duality“I leave no trace of wings in the air, but I am glad I have had my flight.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Journey, Impermanence, Gratitude, Self-reflection
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Journey, Impermanence, Gratitude, Self-reflection“Free me as free is the forest fire, as is the thunder that laughs aloud and hurls defiance to darkness.” Rabindranath Tagore
Freedom, Nature, Defiance, Strength, Transformative Power
Rabindranath Tagore Freedom, Nature, Defiance, Strength, Transformative Power“Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.” Rabindranath Tagore
Love, Acceptance, Reciprocity, Relationships, Emotional Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Love, Acceptance, Reciprocity, Relationships, Emotional Connection“I have my stars in the sky, but oh for my little lamp unlit in my house.” Rabindranath Tagore
Longing, Aspiration, Illumination, Metaphor, Personal Reflection
Rabindranath Tagore Longing, Aspiration, Illumination, Metaphor, Personal Reflection“I touch God in my song as the hill touched the far-away sea with its waterfall.” Rabindranath Tagore
Connection, Spirituality, Nature, Creative Expression, Divine Touch
Rabindranath Tagore Connection, Spirituality, Nature, Creative Expression, Divine Touch“My dearest life, I know you are not mine forever; but do love me even if it’s for this moment. After that I shall vanish into the forest where you cast me, I won’t ask anyone for anything again. Give me something that can last me till I die.” Rabindranath Tagore
Love, Transience, Longing, Vulnerability, Emotional Depth
Rabindranath Tagore Love, Transience, Longing, Vulnerability, Emotional Depth“It means that God’s Creation has not its source in any necessity; it comes from his fullness of joy; it is his love that creates, therefore in Creation is his own revealment.” Rabindranath Tagore
Creation, Divinity, Love, Joy, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Creation, Divinity, Love, Joy, Spirituality“When our universe is in harmony with man, the eternal, we know it as truth, we feel it as beauty.” Rabindranath Tagore
Harmony, Spirituality, Beauty, Existence, Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Harmony, Spirituality, Beauty, Existence, Connection“Either you have work or you have not. When you have to say, “Let us do something,” then begins mischief.” Rabindranath Tagore
Work, Action, Intention, Mischief, Productivity Dynamics
Rabindranath Tagore Work, Action, Intention, Mischief, Productivity Dynamics“The winds of grace are blowing all the time, but it is you that must raise your sails.” Rabindranath Tagore
Grace, Opportunity, Action, Personal Responsibility, Spirituality
Rabindranath Tagore Grace, Opportunity, Action, Personal Responsibility, Spirituality“I do not for a moment suggest that Japan should be unmindful of acquiring modern weapons of self-protection. But this should never be allowed to go beyond her instinct of self-preservation. She must know that the real power is not in the weapons themselves, but in the man who wields those weapons.” Rabindranath Tagore
National Security, Responsibility, Ethics, Military, Self-preservation
Rabindranath Tagore National Security, Responsibility, Ethics, Military, Self-preservation“Life finds its wealth by the claims of the world, and its worth by the claims of love.” Rabindranath Tagore
Life, Wealth, Love, Importance, Human Experience
Rabindranath Tagore Life, Wealth, Love, Importance, Human Experience“The lamps in one street after another were lighted till it seemed to him that a pervading darkness, like some demon, was keeping its eyes wide open to watch every movement of its victim.” Rabindranath Tagore
Darkness, Vigilance, Life, Metaphor, Perception
Rabindranath Tagore Darkness, Vigilance, Life, Metaphor, Perception“Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth.” Rabindranath Tagore
Time, Change, Perception, Irony, Philosophical Insight
Rabindranath Tagore Time, Change, Perception, Irony, Philosophical Insight“Beauty is simply reality seen with the eyes of love.” Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty, Perception, Love, Reality, Emotional Insight
Rabindranath Tagore Beauty, Perception, Love, Reality, Emotional Insight“We sit inert, like dead specimens of some museum, while lessons are pelted at us from on high, like hailstones on flowers.” Rabindranath Tagore
Education, Passivity, Learning, Stagnation, Critical Awareness
Rabindranath Tagore Education, Passivity, Learning, Stagnation, Critical Awareness