Rabindranath Tagore ✓

(1861–1941) Nobel Prize winner British Raj

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[Wikidata] Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)... | [Wikipedia] Rabindranath Tagore, was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. In 1913, Tagore became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist and non-European

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• I never give answers. I lead on from one question to another. That is my leadership. Answers
• It is no easy task to lead men. But it is easy enough to drive them. Drive
• Memory, the priestess, kills the present and offers its heart to the shrine of the dead past. Dead
• Man is a rough-hewn and woman a finished product. Finished
• When we rejoice in our fullness, then we can part with our fruits with joy. Fruit
• A butterfly flitting from flower to flower ever remains mine, I lose the one that is netted by me. Butterfly
• My eyes have seen much, but they are not weary. My ears have heard much, but they thirst for more. Age
• The soil in return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free. Asks
• A thorn can only be extracted if you know where it is. Extracted
• [The poets' role is that of] capturing on their instruments the secret stir of life in the air and giving it voice in the music… Air
• The past is always with us, for nothing that once was time can ever depart. Depart
• The force of arms only reveals man s weakness. Arms
• The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail. Burden
• When you have once taken up a responsibility, you must see it through. Inspirational
• Repentance is a gift of God's grace. Gift
• The delights of sight and hearing and touch will bear thy delight. Bear
• Our scientific world is our world of reasoning. It has its greatness and uses and attractions. We are ready to pay homage due to it.… All
• It's far better to make people angry than to make them ashamed. Angry
• Time is a wealth of change, but the clock in its parody makes it mere change and no wealth. Change
• Truth looks tawdry when she is overdressed. Inspirational
• Truth reveals itself in beauty. Beauty
• I am ashamed of my emptiness," said the Word to the Work. "I know how poor I am when I see you," said the Work… Ashamed
• The weak can be terrible because they try furiously to appear strong. Appear
• I am restless. I am athirst for faraway things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance. O… Adventure
• All that is not given is lost. All

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