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Memorable Thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore was a world-renowned poet, writer, and philosopher. He stands as a unique Indian literary figure, honored with the Nobel Prize. Tagore was the first Asian and non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. Throughout his life, he created thousands of poems, eight novels, eight collections of short stories, and numerous essays on diverse subjects. Furthermore, Rabindranath Tagore was a music lover.

In this article, we will explore some of Rabindranath Tagore's significant and memorable thoughts.

 

"To remain is easy, but to be content is challenging." - Rabindranath Tagore

"When I laugh at myself, the burden on me lessens." - Rabindranath Tagore

"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Water in a vessel is sparkling; water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence." - Rabindranath Tagore

"When we are humble, we are closest to greatness." - Rabindranath Tagore

"We attain freedom when we pay its full price." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Just standing and looking at the water will not help you cross the ocean." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Facts are many, but the truth is one." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Don't stop to pick up every flower. Keep walking, flowers will keep blooming along your path." - Rabindranath Tagore

"A mind engaged only in reasoning is like a knife with only a blade; it wounds the one who uses it." - Rabindranath Tagore

"By breaking the petals of a flower, you do not gather beauty." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Death does not extinguish the light; it only extinguishes the lamp at dawn." - Rabindranath Tagore

"The depth of friendship does not depend on the length of acquaintance." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Every child brings with it the message that God is not yet discouraged of man." - Rabindranath Tagore

"What is ours comes to us only when we develop the capacity to receive it." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Those who are very busy doing good have no time to become good themselves." - Rabindranath Tagore

"The artist is the lover of nature; therefore, he is her slave and her master." - Rabindranath Tagore

"I dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and found it was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." - Rabindranath Tagore

"If you shut the door on all errors, truth will be shut out." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Through art, man reveals himself, not his objects." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Love is true, it is not just a feeling, but a truth that dwells in the heart since creation." - Rabindranath Tagore

"The moon spreads its light across the entire sky but keeps its blemishes to itself." - Rabindranath Tagore

"Music fills the distance between two souls." - Rabindranath Tagore

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