We [poets] set men free from their desires.

Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Topics: Desire Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Poetry Quotes

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

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

In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.

In Art, man reveals himself and not his objects.

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...

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...

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.

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...

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...

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.

Some have thought deeply and explored the meaning of thy truth, and they are great;...

Some have thought deeply and explored the meaning of thy truth, and they are great;...

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...

Those who own much have much to fear.

Those who own much have much to fear.

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...

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.

Those who own much have much to fear

Those who own much have much to fear

In love, at one of its poles you find the personal, at the other the...

In love, at one of its poles you find the personal, at the other the...

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.

He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.

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...

You have been the oldest friend I have ever had. Thank you for being such...

You have been the oldest friend I have ever had. Thank you for being such...

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

There is still no cure for the common birthday.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge.

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance is the death of knowledge.

This can't be life.

This can't be life.