With begging and scrambling we find very little, but with being true to ourselves we find a great deal more.
Rabindranath Tagore
Authenticity, Self-truth, Fulfillment, Simplicity In Life, Inner Wealth
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“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“If it is necessary to die in order to live like men, what harm in dying?” Rabindranath Tagore
Courage, Sacrifice, Life Purpose, Mortality, Noble Living
Rabindranath Tagore Courage, Sacrifice, Life Purpose, Mortality, Noble Living“They who from birth have had no other speech than the trembling of their lips learn a language of the eyes, endless in expression, deep as the sea, clear as the heavens, wherein play dawn and sunset, light and shadow. The dumb have a lonely grandeur like Nature’s own. Wherefore.” Rabindranath Tagore
Communication, Expression, Humanity, Depth, Identity
Rabindranath Tagore Communication, Expression, Humanity, Depth, Identity“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“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
Rabindranath Tagore Guidance, Stars, Dark Unknown, Purpose, Celestial Navigation“Truth reveals itself in beauty.” Rabindranath Tagore
Beauty, Truth, Revelation, Perception, Aesthetics
Rabindranath Tagore Beauty, Truth, Revelation, Perception, Aesthetics“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
Resilience, Determination, Creativity, Optimism, Problem-solving
Rabindranath Tagore Resilience, Determination, Creativity, Optimism, Problem-solving“When material is in profusion, the mind gets lazy and leaves everything to it, forgetting that for a successful feast of joy its internal equipment counts for more than the external. This is the chief lesson which his infant state has to teach to man. There his possessions are few and trivial, yet he needs no more for his happiness. The world of play is spoilt for the unfortunate youngster who is burdened with an unlimited quantity of playthings.” Rabindranath Tagore
Materialism, Happiness, Internal Joy, Lesson Of Childhood, Simplicity In Life
Rabindranath Tagore Materialism, Happiness, Internal Joy, Lesson Of Childhood, Simplicity In Life“I came out alone on my way to my tryst. But who is this that follows me in the silent dark? I move aside to avoid his presence but I escape him not. He makes the dust rise from the earth with his swagger; he adds his loud voice to every word that I utter.” Rabindranath Tagore
Mystery, Self-awareness, Introspection, Identity, Presence
Rabindranath Tagore Mystery, Self-awareness, Introspection, Identity, Presence“Truth looks tawdry when she is overdressed.” Rabindranath Tagore
Truth, Perception, Simplicity, Irony, Clarity
Rabindranath Tagore Truth, Perception, Simplicity, Irony, Clarity“The main object of teaching is not to give explanations, but to knock at the doors of the mind.” Rabindranath Tagore
Education, Teaching, Inquiry, Intellectual Curiosity, Engagement
Rabindranath Tagore Education, Teaching, Inquiry, Intellectual Curiosity, Engagement“I do not love him because he is good, but because he is my child.” Rabindranath Tagore
Parenting, Unconditional Love, Familial Bond, Inherent Worth, Emotional Connection
Rabindranath Tagore Parenting, Unconditional Love, Familial Bond, Inherent Worth, Emotional Connection“It is the same life that emerges in joy through the dust of the earth into numberless waves of flower.” Rabindranath Tagore
Life, Joy, Beauty, Nature, Resilience
Rabindranath Tagore Life, Joy, Beauty, Nature, Resilience“As in intellectual error, so in evil of any other form, its essence is impermanence, for it cannot accord with the whole. Every moment it is being corrected by the totality of things and keeps changing its aspect.” Rabindranath Tagore
Impermanence, Error, Growth, Change, Philosophy
Rabindranath Tagore Impermanence, Error, Growth, Change, Philosophy“Men can only think. Women have a way of understanding without thinking. Woman was created out of God’s own fancy. Man, He had to hammer into shape.” Rabindranath Tagore
Gender, Understanding, Creativity, Divine Nature, Societal Roles
Rabindranath Tagore Gender, Understanding, Creativity, Divine Nature, Societal Roles“The birth and death of leaves is part of that greater cycle that moves among the stars.” Rabindranath Tagore
Cycle, Leaves, Birth, Cosmic Connection, Life And Death
Rabindranath Tagore Cycle, Leaves, Birth, Cosmic Connection, Life And Death“Man is immortal; therefore he must die endlessly. For life is a creative idea; it can only find itself in changing forms.” Rabindranath Tagore
Immortality, Change, Life Cycles, Creative Essence, Transformation Through Time
Rabindranath Tagore Immortality, Change, Life Cycles, Creative Essence, Transformation Through Time“Vanity is not like a horse or an elephant requiring expensive fodder.” Rabindranath Tagore
Vanity, Perception, Self-awareness, Simplicity, Irony
Rabindranath Tagore Vanity, Perception, Self-awareness, Simplicity, Irony