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

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

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Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Facts are many, but the truth is one.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

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.

While God waits for His temple to be built of love, men bring stones

While God waits for His temple to be built of love, men bring stones

Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or...

$Religion is not a fractional thing that can be doled out in fixed weekly or...$

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...

Those who own much have much to fear

Those who own much have much to fear

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...

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims

Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are...

Gray hairs are signs of wisdom if you hold your tongue, speak and they are...

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...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

I'm lost in the middle of my birthday. I want my friends, their touch, with...

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

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...

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...

In love all the contradiction of existence merge themselves and are lost. Only in love...

In love all the contradiction of existence merge themselves and are lost. Only in love...

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.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

Like all dreamers, I mistook disenchantment for truth.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.

You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.