10 Inspiring Quotes by Rabindranath Tagore on Women

Producer:  Riya Ashok

"A woman is a full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform."

"Let her gather around her suffering the helpless; let her flower in the hearts of the people; let her bloom out in all actions, sacrifices, and offerings."

"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."

"The more a person knows of himself, the more he will hesitate to define his nature and to assert what he must necessarily feel, and the more he will be astounded at his own capacity to feel in unsuspected ways."

"Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of humanity."

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

"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."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark."

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time like dew on the tip of a leaf."

"Love's gift cannot be given; it waits to be accepted."