Blessed is he whose fame does not outshine his truth.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
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Man is a born child, his power is the power of growth.
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Life has become richer by the love that has been lost.
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The echo mocks her origin to prove she is the original.
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Love is life in its fulness like the cup with its wine.
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God kisses the finite in his love and man the infinite.
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Chastity is a wealth that comes from abundance of love.
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Power takes as ingratitude the writhings of its victims.
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Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for being blunt.
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The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.
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