We do not stray out of all words into the ever silent; we do not raise our hands to the void for things beyond hope.
Rabindranath Tagore
Communication, Silence, Hope, Expression, Existential Inquiry
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More Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
“Music fills the infinite between two souls.” Rabindranath Tagore
Music, Connection, Infinity, Souls, Emotional Bridge
Rabindranath Tagore Music, Connection, Infinity, Souls, Emotional Bridge“Do not blame the food because you have no appetite.” Rabindranath Tagore
Responsibility, Perspective, Desire, Self-awareness, Metaphor
Rabindranath Tagore Responsibility, Perspective, Desire, Self-awareness, Metaphor“Cannot choose the best. The best chooses me.” Rabindranath Tagore
Choice, Destiny, Self-discovery, Acceptance Of Fate, Higher Calling
Rabindranath Tagore Choice, Destiny, Self-discovery, Acceptance Of Fate, Higher Calling“Let all the strains of joy mingle in my last song – the joy that makes the earth flow over in the riotous excess of the grass, the joy that sets the twin brothers, life and death, dancing over the wide world, the joy that sweeps in with the tempest, shaking and waking all life with laughter, the joy that sits still with its tears on the open red lotus of pain, and the joy that throws everything it has upon the dust, and knows not a word.” Rabindranath Tagore
Joy, Life, Duality, Poetry, Emotional Expression
Rabindranath Tagore Joy, Life, Duality, Poetry, Emotional Expression“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“The cramped atmosphere of neglect oppressed Phatik so much that he felt that he could hardly breathe.” Rabindranath Tagore
Neglect, Emotional Oppression, Childhood, Environment, Suffocation
Rabindranath Tagore Neglect, Emotional Oppression, Childhood, Environment, Suffocation“Someone spilled the ink on the canvas. Now boasts: “I painted the night”.” Rabindranath Tagore
Creativity, Imperfection, Boasting, Artistic Expression, Metaphorical Interpretation
Rabindranath Tagore Creativity, Imperfection, Boasting, Artistic Expression, Metaphorical Interpretation“You are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf, I am the smaller one on its upper side, said the dewdrop to the lake.” Rabindranath Tagore
Dew, Perspective, Connection, Nature, Metaphor Of Existence
Rabindranath Tagore Dew, Perspective, Connection, Nature, Metaphor Of Existence“Man is a rough-hewn and woman a finished product.” Rabindranath Tagore
Gender Roles, Masculinity, Femininity, Societal Expectations, Perceptions Of Completion
Rabindranath Tagore Gender Roles, Masculinity, Femininity, Societal Expectations, Perceptions Of Completion“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“When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.” Rabindranath Tagore
Creativity, Renewal, Expression, Transformation, Discovery
Rabindranath Tagore Creativity, Renewal, Expression, Transformation, Discovery“The trees come up to my window like the yearning voice of the dumb earth.” Rabindranath Tagore
Nature, Yearning, Connection, Metaphor, Emotion
Rabindranath Tagore Nature, Yearning, Connection, Metaphor, Emotion“We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.” Rabindranath Tagore
Perception, Reality, Misunderstanding, Criticism, Worldview
Rabindranath Tagore Perception, Reality, Misunderstanding, Criticism, Worldview“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“It is in the very heart of our activity that we search for our goal.” Rabindranath Tagore
Purpose, Activity, Pursuit, Goals, Life Direction
Rabindranath Tagore Purpose, Activity, Pursuit, Goals, Life Direction“Joy is everywhere; it is in the earth’s green covering of grass; in the blue serenity of the sky.” Rabindranath Tagore
Joy, Nature, Beauty, Presence, Positivity
Rabindranath Tagore Joy, Nature, Beauty, Presence, Positivity“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“Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.” Rabindranath Tagore
Change, Seasons, Transience, Beauty Of Nature, Fleeting Moments
Rabindranath Tagore Change, Seasons, Transience, Beauty Of Nature, Fleeting Moments“April, like a child, writes hieroglyphs on dust with flowers, wipes them away and forgets.” Rabindranath Tagore
Spring, Renewal, Transience, Childhood, Nature
Rabindranath Tagore Spring, Renewal, Transience, Childhood, Nature“One clings desperately to some vain hope, till a day comes when it has sucked the heart dry and then it breaks through its bonds and departs. After that comes the misery of awakening, and then once again the longing to get back into the maze of the same mistakes.” Rabindranath Tagore
Hope, Despair, Awakening, Emotional Cycle, Self-deception
Rabindranath Tagore Hope, Despair, Awakening, Emotional Cycle, Self-deception