150 classic quotations by Rabindranath Tagore
1. The farthest distance in the world is when I stand in front of you, but you don’t know that I love you. ——Tagore "The Farthest Distance in the World"
2. Your random gift at that moment is like a meteor on an autumn night, igniting a flame deep in my life. —— Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
3. Honor makes me feel ashamed because I secretly beg for it. —— Tagore's "Birds"
4. You smiled at me and remained silent. I feel that I have been waiting for this for a long time. —— Tagore's "Alley"
5. I will die again and again to prove that life is endless. —— Tagore's "Birds"
6. We bow our heads only because we feel fear. —— Tagore's "Gola"
7. I am a star, falling from the sky into the greenery. —— Tagore's "Song of Flowers"
8. I gently dipped the bowl of my heart into this moment of silence, and it was filled with love. —— Tagore's "Birds"
9. The masses are cruel, but individuals are kind. —— Tagore's "The Birds"
10. I wish I were a watchman, walking on the street all night, holding up a lantern to chase shadows. —— Tagore's "New Moon Collection"
11. I have loved you in hundreds of images and hundreds of times, from this generation to that generation, from this life to another. The chain of poetry woven through my love, which you have kindly picked up and hung around your neck, from this generation to that generation, from this life to another. —— Rabindranath Tagore, "Collected Poems of Tagore"
12. The farthest distance in the world is not life and death, but that I am standing in front of you, but you don't know that I love you. —— Tagore's "The Story of Fish and Birds"
13. "Sea water, what are you talking about?" "It is an eternal question." "Sky, what is your answer?" "Yes" "Eternal Silence." - Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds"
14. If I don't meet you in this life, I will never forget you, let me miss you in my dreams when I am awake. They all carry this sad pain. ——Tagore "If I Never Met You in This Life"
15. Our life is not that old burden, and our road is not that long journey. —— Tagore's "Birds"
16. You smile slightly and don't say a word. I know this is the moment I've been waiting for for a long time. —— Tagore's "The Birds"
17. When a person smiles, he is loved by the world; when he laughs, the world is afraid of him. —— Tagore's "The Floating Bird"
18. Faith can deceive people, but it has a great benefit: it adds a kind of look to a person's appearance. —— Tagore's "Family and the World"
19. The brilliance of the breeze rushes into my eyes - this is the message you sent to my heart. Your face is bent down, your eyes look into mine, and my heart touches your feet. ——Tagore, "Gitanjali"
20. Sublimity exists in the human spirit, not in the violent storms of nature. —— Tagore's "Critical Biography of Tagore"
21. You cannot see yourself, all you see is your shadow. —— Tagore's "Birds"
22. The grass looks for groups on the earth, and the trees look for loneliness in the sky. —— Tagore's "Birds"
23. Your perfection is a kind of debt. I will repay it throughout my life with my only love. —— Tagore's "Love Debt"
24. Once, we dreamed that we were strangers to each other. When we woke up, we realized that we actually loved each other. One day, we dreamed that we were in love with each other. When I woke up, I realized that we were already strangers. —— Tagore's "Birds"
25. The wind and rain last night put a golden peace on today's morning. —— Tagore's "The Drifting Bird"
26. I will wait for the dawn, and when I wake up, I will see your city in the light. —— Tagore's "Birds"
27. Since you are born, you are as gorgeous as summer flowers; since you love, you have to give all your emotions. —— Rabindranath Tagore, "Life is Like a Summer Flower"
28. My worries have calmed down in my heart, just as dusk falls in the silent mountain forest. —— Tagore's "Birds"
29. We have seen the world wrong and say that it deceives us. —— Tagore's "Birds"
30. The only purpose of life is to build a finite dam for the infinite. —— Tagore's "Critical Biography of Tagore"
31. The meaning of life is not to leave anything behind. As long as you have experienced it, it is the greatest beauty. This is not incompetence, but a kind of detachment. —— Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
32. Make life as gorgeous as summer flowers and death as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. —— Tagore's "Birds"
33. Just walk over and don't linger to pick flowers to save, because the flowers will continue to bloom along the way.
—— Tagore's "Birds"
34. All my existence, all my possessions, all my hopes, and all my love are always flowing towards you in deep secrets. Your eyes look towards me one last time, and my life is always yours. —— Tagore's "Gitanjali"
35. In front of your lover, the world takes off its vast mask. Suddenly it became small, like a song, an eternal kiss. ——Tagore's "The Drifting Bird"
36. Missing is a well-trained homing pigeon that can always fly back to its original place no matter how long and far it flies. —— Tagore's "Shipwreck"
37. What makes the pebbles perfect is not the blow of the hammer, but the singing and dancing of the water. —— Tagore's "Birds"
38. You smiled slightly and said nothing to me. And I feel that I have been waiting for this for a long time. —— Tagore's "Birds"
39. The echo mocked her original voice to prove that she was the original voice. —— Tagore's "Birds"
40. At the end of the day, when I come to you, you will see my scars, and you will know that I have been injured and healed. ——Tagore, "Love Your City Deeply"
41. Thank you flame for giving you light, but don’t forget the person holding the lamp, he is standing stoically in the darkness. —— Tagore's "Birds"
42. The stars are not afraid to look like fireflies. —— Tagore's "Birds"
43. When we are extremely humble, that is when we are closest to greatness. —— Tagore's "Birds"
44. Those who want to be good people knock on the door: those who love love see the door open. —— Tagore's "Birds"
45. Your sunshine smiles at the harsh winter in my heart, never doubting its spring flowers. —— Tagore's "Birds"
46. Time rolls like waves, stirring up joy and sorrow. —— Tagore's "Gitanjali"
47. Life is like a crossing sea, and we are gathered together in this small boat. When we die, we reach the shore and go to our own worlds. —— Tagore's "Birds"
48. The beauty I love is like milk, honey, and wine, her lips are like morning roses, and her eyes are as black as bees. I kept my heart quiet, just afraid of disturbing her. But like my flowers and my songs, she escaped from me, and only my love remained. —— Tagore's "Birds"
49. Life gains assets from the world, and love makes it valuable. —— Tagore's "Birds"
50. I hear echoes from the valley and the heart, harvesting the empty soul with a lonely sickle, repeating determination and happiness, and finally there is an oasis swaying in the desert. I believe that I was born like a bright summer flower, invincible, as charming as fire, able to withstand the burden of heartbeat and the burden of breathing, and never get tired of it. ——Tagore "Life is like a summer flower"
51. If you cry because you have lost the sun, then you will also lose the stars. —— Tagore's "Birds"
52. Joy is as fateless as dewdrops, it dies in its own laughter. ——Tagore, "The Gardener"
53. The day sank deeper into the darkness, and the harvested fields lay there silently. —— Tagore's "New Moon Collection"
54. In this lonely dusk, covered with fog and rain, I feel the sigh of my heart in its loneliness. —— Tagore's "Birds"
55. We have seen the world wrong and say that it has deceived us. —— Tagore's "Birds"
56. You have made me immortal, and doing so is your happiness. This fragile cup, you keep emptying it and filling it with new life. ——Tagore's "Gitanjali"
57. Only by experiencing hellish hardships can one develop the power to create heaven; only fingers that have shed blood can produce the ultimate sound in the world. —— Tagore's "Birds"
58. The world kisses me with its pain, and asks for songs as reward. —— Tagore's "Birds"
59. I live in this small world of mine, for fear of shrinking it even a little bit. Lift me up into your world and let me happily lose all my freedom. ——Tagore, "The Complete Collection of Prose Poems by Tagore"
60. The reason why I don't take my pain seriously is because I am afraid that you will do that. —— Tagore's "The Gardener"
61. Faith is a bird. When the dawn is still dark, it feels the light and sings. —— Tagore's "Birds"
62. We live in this world when we love the world. —— Tagore's "Birds"
63. You have broken through the shackles of darkness. You are small, but you are not insignificant, because all the lights in the universe are your relatives. —— Tagore's "Fireflies"
64. Only when we love this world can we truly live in this world. —— Tagore's "Birds"
65. Life is filled with love, just like a wine glass filled with wine.
—— Tagore's "Birds"
66. Our life is gifted. We can only get life by giving it. —— Tagore's "Birds"
67. If you don't wait to tell the complete truth, it is easy to say it. —— Tagore's "Birds"
68. Those who carry lamps on their backs cast their shadows in front of themselves. —— Tagore's "Birds"
69. The sorrow of my soul is the veil of the soul, waiting to be lifted at midnight. —— Tagore's "Collected Poems of Tagore"
70. It is obvious that we have seen the world wrong, but we still say that the world has deceived us. —— Tagore's "Birds"
71. Her eager face disturbs my dream soul like rain at night. —— Tagore's "Birds"
72. If a bird's wings are tied with gold, the bird will never be able to fly in the sky again. —— Tagore's "Birds"
73. The trees stood on tiptoe to peek into the sky, as if expressing the earth's wishes. —— Tagore's "Birds"
74. Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, and death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves. ——Tagore, "Life is Like a Summer Flower"
75. Birds think that lifting fish in the air is an act of charity. —— Tagore's "Birds"
76. My last salute is dedicated to those who know that I am not perfect but still love me. —— Tagore's "Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
77. The quiet night has the beauty of a mother, just like the noisy day has the beauty of a child. —— Tagore's "Birds"
78. Life and death both belong to life, and everything is walking. —— Tagore's "Birds"
79. There is no need to look for misfortune everywhere. Misfortunes will always fall on us for no reason. —— Tagore's "Shipwreck"
80. When the bow shoots out the arrow, it says to the arrow, your freedom is my freedom. —— Tagore's "Birds"
81. Once, we dreamed that we were strangers to each other. When we woke up, we realized that we actually loved each other. —— Tagore's "Birds"
82. Once, I dreamed that we were strangers. When I woke up, I realized that we loved each other. —— Tagore's "Birds"
83. If you come into contact, you may hurt; if you stay away, you may possess. —— Tagore's "Birds"
84. A heart full of reason is like a knife full of sharp edges. It causes the hands of those who use it to bleed. —— Tagore's "Birds"
85. "I believe in your love" Let these be my last words. —— Tagore's "The Birds"
86. I sat in front of the window this morning, and the world was like a passerby. It stayed for a while, nodded to me and walked past. —— Tagore's "Birds"
87. Thank God, I am not a wheel of power, but one of the living people who are pressed under this wheel. —— Tagore's "Birds"
88. The flowers wither and fade, but the person who brings them does not have to be sad forever. —— Tagore's "Birds"
89. Do not take out medals from your own bag and lend them to your friends. This is an insult to him. —— Tagore's "Birds"
90. The sparrow saw the peacock carrying its feathers and was worried about it. —— Tagore's "Birds"
91. Errors cannot withstand failure, but truth is not afraid of failure. —— Tagore's "Birds"
92. Unless we treat a person with love, we cannot understand him. ——Tagore's "On Life"
93. I leave my singing behind me and give it to the lush honeysuckle flowers and the joy of the south wind that return every year. —— Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
94. I feel at this moment that your eyes are falling on my heart, just like the silence in the morning sunshine falling on the lonely fields that have been harvested. —— Tagore's "Birds"
95. Flowers bloom silently in the night, leaving praise to the day. —— Tagore's "Birds"
96. When man is a beast, he is worse than the beast. —— Tagore's "Birds"
97. Don't let time pass by in the dark. —— Tagore's "Gitanjali"
98. Roots are branches underground, and branches are roots in the air. —— Tagore's "Birds"
99. What oppresses me, is it my soul that wants to go out, or is it the soul of the world, knocking on the door of my heart, wanting to come in? —— Tagore's "Birds"
100. When you have no appetite, don't complain about the food. —— Tagore's "Birds"
101. The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered: "We are your homesick children, mother, and now we have returned to you from the sky."—— Rabindranath Tagore's "Birds"
102. Some invisible hands, like the lazy breeze blowing by, are playing gurgling music in my heart. —— Tagore's "Birds"
103. My heart is a bird in the wilderness, and it finds its sky in your eyes.
—— Tagore's "The Gardener"
104. I abandoned all my sorrow and doubts and chased the homeless tide, because the eternal stranger was calling me, and he was walking along this road. Come. —— Tagore's "Fruit Gathering"
105. Although the road is crowded, it is lonely because it has not tasted love. ——Tagore's "Birds"
106. I am Qiuyun. The empty land does not carry rain, but in the mature rice fields, I see my fulfillment. —— Tagore's "Birds"
107. People go into the noisy crowd in order to drown their own silent cries. —— Tagore's "Birds"
108. Love is a pool of struggling blue algae, like a gust of miserable wind, passing through my bleeding veins, guarding the faith of the years. —— Tagore's "Life is Like a Summer Flower"
109. The child lives forever in the mystery of eternal time, and the dust of history cannot blind him. —— Tagore's "Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
110. I am a bird in the wilderness, and I have found the sky in your eyes. —— Tagore's "Birds"
111. What is going to go will go; no matter whether you sit there to defend it or not, it still has to go, it must go. ——Tagore "Tagore in the Family"
112. You looked at me with a smile without saying a word. And I know that I have been waiting for this for a long time. —— Tagore's "Birds"
113. Power boasts of its evil deeds, but the falling yellow leaves and floating clouds laugh at it. —— Tagore's "Birds"
114. Even if love only brings you sorrow, trust it and don't close your heart. —— Tagore's "Birds"
115. The light is young, but it is ancient; the shadow is fleeting, but it is old by birth. ——Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
116. If you cry because you have lost the sun, then you will also lose the stars. —— Tagore's "Birds"
117. Great changes in a woman's temperament are often caused by love, while great changes in a man's temperament are often caused by careerism. —— Tagore's "Sister"
118. The scabbard protects the sharpness of the knife, but it itself is content with its dullness. —— Tagore's "Birds"
119. The closer the place is to you, the farther the journey is; the simplest tone requires the most arduous practice. ——Tagore, "Gitanjali"
120. Just as a storm uses power to attack calm, it seeks to end in calm. My resistance strikes your love, and its cry is still, I need you, I only need you. ——Tagore, "Gitanjali"
121. If you knock on the door with good intentions, you will be willing to open the door. —— Tagore's "Birds"
122. When the sun sets in the west, his morning east has stood quietly in front of him. —— Tagore's "Birds"
123. The dust is humiliated, but repays it with her flowers. —— Tagore's "Birds"
124. I lost my way, I wandered, I sought those things that I couldn't get, and I got what I didn't seek. —— Tagore's "The Gardener"
125. My existence is a permanent miracle to me. This is life. —— Tagore's "Birds"
126. The fingertips of life hesitantly crossed the strings, playing a melancholy sound. —— Tagore's "Birds"
127. Silence bows its head in the hustle and bustle, and makes silence with eyes in the dark night. Therefore, we see the world wrong, but say that the world has deceived us. —— Tagore's "Birds"
128. Let me imagine that among the stars, there is a star that guides my life through the unknowable darkness. —— Tagore's "Birds"
129. Don't let your love sit on the cliff just because the cliff is high. —— Tagore's "Birds"
130. We see the world wrong and say that it has deceived us. —— Tagore's "Birds"
131. I will die again and again to prove the inexhaustibility of life. —— Tagore's "Birds"
132. No matter how long the shadow of the tree at dusk is, it can't be separated from the roots of the tree. No matter how far you go, you can't get out of my heart. —— Tagore's "Missing"
133. A person walks into the noisy crowd in order to drown his own silent cry. —— Tagore's "Birds"
134. There are no traces of birds in the sky, but I have flown through them. —— Tagore's "Birds"
135. The best things do not come alone, they come with everything. —— Tagore's "Birds"
136. The history of mankind is patiently waiting for the victory of the insulted. —— Tagore's "Birds"
137. The farthest distance in the world is not the distance between trees, but the branches growing from the same root, but they cannot depend on each other in the wind. The farthest distance in the world is not the branches that cannot rely on each other in the wind, but the stars that look at each other but never intersect.
—— Tagore "The Farthest Distance in the World"
138. There is no pure land in the world, where is your heart? —— Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
139. A person is a newborn child, and his power is the power of growth. —— Tagore's "Birds"
140. There are no traces of wings in the sky, but I have already flown. —— Tagore's "Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
141. When life loses its grace, please give me a song of joy. —— Tagore's "Gitanjali"
142. Grass, your steps may be small, but you own the land under your feet. —— Tagore's "Birds"
143. You smiled slightly and said nothing to me. And I feel that I have been waiting for this for a long time. —— Tagore's "Birds"
144. Let love melt into memories and pain into songs. Let the flight pass through the sky and end with the returning wings. Let the touch of your hands be as gentle as the flowers of the night. —— Tagore's "Good Night"
145. I kept staring at the distant sky, my heart wandering and lamenting with the restless wind. —— Tagore's "Gitanjali"
146. The world I have come to along the way is nourished by many setbacks in life. —— Tagore's "Birds"
147. Although the sky holds the bride of the earth in its arms, the sky is always infinitely far away. —— Tagore's "The Collection of Flowing Fireflies"
148. If you shut all the mistakes out, the truth will also be shut out. —— Tagore's "Birds"
149. Some people shed tears during the day, and some hide their tears in the deep darkness. —— Tagore's "The Gardener"
150. A glass of water is clear, but the sea water is black. Just as small truths can be explained, the real big truths are silent.
—— Tagore's "Birds" ;