Rabindranath Tagore Quotes and Poems

God waits for man to regain his childhood in wisdom.
These my lamps are blown out at every little puff of wind,
and trying to light them I forget all else again and again.
But I shall be wise this time and wait in the dark,
spreading my mat on the floor;
and whenever it is thy pleasure,
my lord, come silently and take thy seat here.
The leaf becomes flower when it loves.
The flower becomes fruit when it worships.

I sit at my window this morning where the world like a passer-by
stops for a moment, nods to me and goes.

Have you not heard his silent steps?
He comes, comes, ever comes.
Every moment and every age,
every day and every night he comes, comes, ever comes.
Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure,
knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.
Your speech is simple, my Master, but not theirs who talk of you.
I understand the voice of your stars and the silence of your trees.
I know that my heart would open like a flower;
that my life has filled itself at a hidden fountain.
Your songs, like birds from the lonely land of snow,
are winging to build their nests in my heart against the warmth of its April,
and I am content to wait for the merry season.

My king was unknown to me, therefore when he claimed his tribute
I was bold to think I would hide myself leaving my debts unpaid.
I fled and fled behind my day's work and my night's dreams.
But his claims followed me at every breath I drew.
Thus I came to know that I am known to him
and no place left which is mine.
Now I wish to lay my all before his feet,
and gain the right to my place in his kingdom.

The infant flower opens its bud and cries, "Dear World, please do not fade."

What you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.

The sunflower blushed to own the nameless flower as her kin.
The sun rose and smiled on it, saying, "Are you well, my darling?"

Man is worse than an animal when he is an animal.