TAGORE, Rabindranath


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We cross infinity with every step; we meet eternity in every second.
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An open book is a mind that speaks to you. A closed book is a friend waiting for you. A burned book is a heart crying.
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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
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Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak tot he listening heaven.
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By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.
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You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
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Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
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Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
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The one who plants a tree, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.
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Those who wish to sit, shut their eyes,

and meditate to know if the world's true or lies,

may do so. It's their choice. But I meanwhile

with hungry eyes that can't be satisfied

shall take a look at the world in broad daylight.

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I sit at my window this morning

where the world as a passer-by stops

for a moment, nods to me and goes.

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