“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.”Gitanjali, poem 35 · View source
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“Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.”Gitanjali, poem 35 · View source
“Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service.”Gitanjali, poem 36 · View source
“Where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.”Gitanjali, poem 37 · View source
“Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached.”The Complete Works, Volume 3 — The Vedanta · View source
“Within you lies indomitable power.”The Complete Works, Volume 7 — Conversations and Dialogues VII · View source
“Knowledge is nothing but finding unity in the midst of diversity.”The Complete Works, Volume 3 — The Vedanta · View source
“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?”Songs of Kabir, poem XIV (II.56), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
“So stay where you are, and all things shall come to you in time.”Songs of Kabir, poem XL (I.65), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
“Who teaches you to be still in the midst of all your activities.”Songs of Kabir, poem LVI (I.68), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
“His work and his rest are filled with music: he sheds abroad the radiance of love.”Songs of Kabir, poem LXX (III.9), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
“Go thou to the company of the good, where the Beloved One has His dwelling place.”Songs of Kabir, poem LXXI (III.13), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
“I have had my invitation to this world’s festival, and thus my life has been blessed.”Gitanjali, poem 16 · View source