Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.
¶ (Attributed)
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Sir Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) Indian Bengali poet
The Lord respects me when I work,
But He loves me when I sing.
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The mountain remains unmoved at seeming defeat by the mist.
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.
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You can't cross the sea merely by staring at the water.
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I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument, while the song I came to sing remains unsung.
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Every child comes with the message that God is not yet tired of the man.
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If you shut your door to all errors, truth will be shut out.
¶ Stray Birds (1916)
Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.
¶ Stray Birds (1916)
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