10 life lessons by Rabindranath Tagore

Born on May 7, 1861, Rabindranath Tagore was not just a writer but a philosopher, thinker and artist who was much ahead of his times. Tagore, fondly called Gurudev, has inspired generations of readers and people through his writings and thoughts. Also called the Bard of Bengal, Tagore was the first non-European to ever win a Nobel Prize! He won the prestigious award for the English translation of his acclaimed work 'Gitanjali' in 1913. Undoubtedly, Tagore still is one of the best literary scholars and artists that India has produced. He not only gave a new life to Bengali literature, music and art but also brought India under the spotlight on a global platform. On Tagore’s 160th birth anniversary today, here we list some great quotes by the Bard of Bengal which are no less that life lessons-- follow them and they can help you sort your life.1. "A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it".2. "You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water".3. "The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence".4. "Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name."5. "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I woke up and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy!"6. "If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door- or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.”7. “We read the world wrong and say that it deceives us.”8. "If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars." 9. “Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers,but to be fearless in facing them.Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, butfor the heart to conquer it.”― Rabindranath Tagore, Collected Poems and Plays of Rabindranath Tagore10. “Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.”― Rabindranath Tagore