Rabindranath Tagore - 10 quotes by the poet that will inspire you

Life can get tricky at times and sometimes, simply by reading some inspirational thoughts penned by great writers like Rabindranath Tagore, can help you restore your faith and give you the motivation you've been looking for. 

Rabindranath Tagore was a renowned Bengali poet and philosopher who was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. His works have touched the lives of many and he is often referred to as 'Gurudev'. His thoughts and teachings have spread widely across the globe and his profound wisdom of the world is truly admirable. Today, let's take a look at 10 quotes by Tagore, that have inspired and will continue to inspire soulful people, looking for meaning and motivation...

1. The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough.

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

3. Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.

4. You can't cross the sea by merely standing and staring at the water.

5. Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them.

6. We live in the world when we love it.

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

8. Love does not claim possession but gives freedom.

9. The burden of the self is lightened when I laugh at myself. 

10. We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us 

Which of these quotes do you resonate with? Let us know in the comments below...