True modernism is freedom of mind, not slavery of taste. It is independence of thought and action, not tutelage under European schoolmasters. It is science but not its wrong application to life.

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Science Quotes

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...

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...

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.

Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.

Whatever we treasure for ourselves separates us from others; our possessions are our limitations.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed...

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed...

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...

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...

What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of...

What is Art? It is the response of man's creative soul to the call of...

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

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

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...

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See...

Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See...

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...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

Evil is like water, it abounds, is cheap, soon fouls, but runs itself clear of...

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of...

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of...

To conjure up such ridiculous questions, the answers to which we all know or should...

To conjure up such ridiculous questions, the answers to which we all know or should...