Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Topics: Existence Quotes, Perfection Quotes

We try to realize the essential unity of the world with the conscious soul of...

We try to realize the essential unity of the world with the conscious soul of...

Life, like a child, laughs, shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

Life, like a child, laughs, shaking its rattle of death as it runs.

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the...

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the...

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...

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still...

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still...

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

In the dualism of death and life there is a harmony. We know that the...

In the dualism of death and life there is a harmony. We know that the...

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...

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.

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 child learns so easily because he has a natural gift, but adults, because they...

The child learns so easily because he has a natural gift, but adults, because they...

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

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

The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God...

The meaning of our self is not to be found in its separateness from God...

Religion, like poetry, is not a mere idea, it is expression. The self-expression of God...

Religion, like poetry, is not a mere idea, it is expression. The self-expression of God...

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Obstacles are necessary companions to expression, and we know that the positive element in language...

Obstacles are necessary companions to expression, and we know that the positive element in language...

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

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...

We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.

We gain freedom when we have paid the full price.