Quotes by Rabindranath Tagore
8 quotes by Rabindranath Tagore (died 1941), taken from 4 works. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Works quoted: Fruit-Gathering, The Gardener, The Crescent Moon and Stray Birds.
Fruit-Gathering
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“Is summer’s festival only for fresh blossoms and not also for withered leaves and faded flowers?”
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“I care not to haunt the mouldy stillness, for I go in search of everlasting youth; I throw away all that is not one with my life nor as light as my laughter.”
The Gardener
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“No mystery beyond the present; no striving for the impossible; no shadow behind the charm; no groping in the depth of the dark. This love between you and me is simple as a song.”
The Crescent Moon
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“The sun smiles and watches your toilet. The sky watches over you when you sleep in your mother’s arms, and the morning comes tiptoe to your bed and kisses your eyes.”
Stray Birds
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“If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.”
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“Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids to the eyes.”
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“Thank the flame for its light, but do not forget the lampholder standing in the shade with constancy of patience.”
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“Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way.”