Rabindranath Tagore Quotes
Bengali poet, philosopher and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's Gitanjali and his songs celebrate faith, nature and the freedom of the mind. Below are 15 of the most loved Rabindranath Tagore quotes, chosen from across their works and letters. Tap Copy on any quote to save or share it.
I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door — or I'll make a door.
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.
The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.
The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.
We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.
I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.
Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.