For we women are not only the deities of the household fire, but the flame of the soul itself.
RABINDRANATH TAGOREPatriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.
More Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
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We cross infinity with every step; we meet eternity in every step.
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The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
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Oh my only friend, my best beloved, the gates are open in my house – do not pass by like a dream.
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The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.
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Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.
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Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward by outward beauty.
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The real frienship is like fluorescence, it shines better when everything has darken.
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I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.
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I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for Right which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it.
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Never be afraid of the moments-thus sings the voice of the everlasting.
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Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.
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Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
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I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.
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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.
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