Rabindranath Tagore Quotes on Wisdom

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.

Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

When old words die out on the tongue, new melodies break forth from the heart; and where the old tracks are lost, new country is revealed with its wonders.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.

The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high, where knowledge is free.

Do not limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

If you shut the door to all errors, truth will be shut out.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.