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

Those who own much have much to fear

Those who own much have much to fear

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and...

There are two kinds of adventurers: those who go truly hoping to find adventure and...

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The...

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The...

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...

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is...

There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is...

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

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

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...

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the...

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the...

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Love's over brimming mystery joins death and life. It has filled my cup of pain...

Love's over brimming mystery joins death and life. It has filled my cup of pain...

Death is terrifying because it is so ordinary. It happens all the time.

Death is terrifying because it is so ordinary. It happens all the time.

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...

The difficulty, my friends, is not in avoiding death, but in avoiding unrighteousness; for that...