Rabindranath Tagore JayantiThe 25th day of the Bengali month is celebrated annually, Boshakh, 8 May In 2025, the birth anniversary of one of the largest literary minds of India – Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. Known as “Bird of Bengal”, Tagore was not just a poet and writer, but also a philosopher, musician, painter and education reformer. In 2025, we recall his 164th birthday – reminiscent of timeless talent that guides generations.
Born in 1861, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his poetic work Gitanjali in 1913. His vision crossed the borders, advocating universal humanism, spiritual unity and internal freedom. His verses – Emotional, philosophical and lyrical – Stay relevant in ages.
As part of 2025 ceremonies, here are 50 unforgettable quotes from Rabindranath Tagore – A collection that touches the eternal discovery of the soul for life, love, spirituality, freedom, education and truth.
Top 50 quotes by Rabindranath Tagore
On life and purpose
1. “The butterfly counts the moments, not months, and is enough time.”
2. “Dance lightly on the edges of time like dew at the tip of a leaf at the tip of a leaf.”
3. “You cannot overcome the sea only by standing and staring at the sea.”
4. “The highest education is one that not only gives us information, but also harmonizes our lives with all existence.”
5. “Faith is the bird that feels light and sings when dawn is still dark.”
On love and relationships
6. “Love is an endless secret, because there is nothing to explain.”
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8. “The gift of love cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.”
9. “Unity and duality in love are not in struggle only.”
10. “When we are great in humility, we come to the great.”
On freedom and nationalism
11. “Where the mind is without fear and the head is kept elevated … in that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country wake up.”
12. “Freedom is the right of the soul to breathe.”
13. “Patriotism cannot be our last spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity.”
14. “The truth comes only as the winner because we have lost the art of receiving it as a guest.”
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On education and knowledge
16. “Don’t limit a child to his own learning, as he was born in another time.”
17. “The roots under the Earth do not make any awards to make branches fruitful.”
18. “A mind is all logic like a knife.
19. “Education means to enable the mind to find out the ultimate truth that frees us from the bond of dust and gives us the choice of internal light, not wealth.”
20. “The main objective of teaching is not to clarify, but to knock on the doors of the mind.”
On art, poetry and imagination
21. “The world speaks to me in colors, my soul answers in music.”
22. “The poem is a simple overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin in peace with the spirit.”
23. “Let my thoughts come to you, when I went, such as after sunset on the silence margin with wires.”
24. “Music fills infinite between two souls.”
25. “Art is a reaction to the creative soul of man to a real call.”
At nature and spirituality
26. “The only stream of life that runs through the world, runs through my veins.”
27. “Earth’s endless effort to talk to heaven to hear the tree.”
28. “God waits to win his own flowers as a gift from the man’s hands.”
29. “In art, man reveals himself and not his objects.”
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On hope and humanity
31. “Every child comes with the message that God has not yet been discouraged.”
32. “Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only excluding the lamp because it is dawn.”
33. “If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, then your tears will stop you from seeing the stars.”
34. “At high levels, wires are hidden in you. Dreams are deep, before the goal for every dream.”
35. “I should not pray to give shelter from dangers, but should be fearless to face them.”
On internal development and self-interview
36. “When I laugh at myself, my burden becomes lighter.”
37. “The real friendship is like fluorescence, it shines better when everything is dark.”
38. “You do not collect the beauty of the flower by dropping your petals.”
39. “One who is busy doing very well does not find time to be good.”
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On dreams and luck
41. “The stronger the imagination will be, the less imaginary results.”
42. “The facts are many, but the truth is one.”
43. “Do not go to the temple to plant flowers on the feet of God. First fill your house with the fragrance of love.”
44. “We live in the world when we love it.”
45. “Stars are not afraid to look like fireflies.”
On peace and soul
46. “When the heart is rigid and percitched, come on me with a shower of mercy.”
47. “Little knowledge is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. Great knowledge is like water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impermeable.”
48. “To be happy is very simple, but it is very difficult to be simple.”
49. “There is no freedom for the tree, freedom from soil bondage.”
50. “My day is, and I am like a boat drawn on the beach, listening to the dance-music of the tide in the evening.”
Remembering Gurudev’s timeless heritage
Rabindranath Tagore was not only a poet of words, but of the soul. Their legacy is a living dialogue between tradition and progress, spirituality and rationality, nationalism and universality. On our 164th birth anniversary in 2025, we can draw strength from their words and try to create a more kind, creative and conscious world.
Whether you are students of literature, the seeker of truth, or simply beautiful words of beautiful words – Tagore’s writing offers a deep well of insight. Share these quotes with loved ones, keep the flame of knowledge of this Tagore Jayati and Gurudev bright.
