The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite.

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Topics: Life Quotes, Tragedy Quotes

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

Age considers; youth ventures.

Age considers; youth ventures.

Death belongs to life as birth does. The walk is in the raising of the...

Death belongs to life as birth does. The walk is in the raising of the...

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

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

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...

Music is the purest form of art... therefore true poets, they who are seers, seek...

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

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

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...

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance

The newer people, of this modern age, are more eager to amass than to realize.

The newer people, of this modern age, are more eager to amass than to realize.

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

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

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...

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 fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.

The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him;...

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...

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but...

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but...

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...

By the Way of the warrior is meant death. The Way of the warrior is...

By the Way of the warrior is meant death. The Way of the warrior is...

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...

We all need the freedom to die noble in a life that has been unworthy...

When we allow our conscience to be our guide, then our purpose in life will...

When we allow our conscience to be our guide, then our purpose in life will...