Tagore Quotes

“To thee, to thee, my fire! Thou hast been burning in my heart all these futile years. If my life were a piece of gold it would come out of its trial brighter, but it is a trodden turf of grass, and nothing remains of it but this handful of ashes.”

“To thee, to thee, my fire! Thou hast been burning in my heart all these futile years. If my life were a piece of gold it would come out of its trial brighter, but it is a trodden turf of grass, and nothing remains of it but this handful of ashes.”

“Free me as free is the forest fire, as is the thunder that laughs aloud and hurls defiance to darkness.”

“My world view is somewhat unique. I have learned from many great philosophers including Plato, Socrates, Buddha, Jesus, Darwin, Tagore, Emerson, and many more.”

“Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, butfor the heart to conquer it.”

“We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.”

“We live in the world when we love it.”

“Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.”

“The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.”

“You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”

“Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.”