Man is a born child, his power is the power of growth.

aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
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Life has become richer by the love that has been lost.

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The echo mocks her origin to prove she is the original.

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Love is life in its fulness like the cup with its wine.

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God kisses the finite in his love and man the infinite.

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Chastity is a wealth that comes from abundance of love.

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Power takes as ingratitude the writhings of its victims.

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Let not the sword-blade mock its handle for being blunt.

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The false can never grow into truth by growing in power.

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What you are you do not see, what you see is your shadow.

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