Nationality is respectable only when it is on the defense, when it is waging wars of liberation it is sacred; when those of domination it is accursed.

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Topics: Obstacles Quotes

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

Beauty is in the ideal of perfect harmony which is in the universal being; truth...

Beauty is in the ideal of perfect harmony which is in the universal being; truth...

The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is...

The question why there is evil in existence is the same as why there is...

Those who own much have much to fear.

Those who own much have much to fear.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip...

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip...

Taking shelter in the dead is death itself, and only taking all the risk of...

Taking shelter in the dead is death itself, and only taking all the risk of...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought...

To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.

To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Truth cannot afford to be tolerant where it faces positive evil.

Truth cannot afford to be tolerant where it faces positive evil.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much...

All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much...

The object of education is to give man the unity of truth. Formerly, when life...

The object of education is to give man the unity of truth. Formerly, when life...

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing...

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing...

From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust,...

From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust,...

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.