Random aphorisms
God grows weary of great kingdoms, but never of little flowers.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Silvia Velea
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There is no greater misfortune than being born, except not being born at all.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Small fish praise the leniency of the fishing net.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Thoughts pass in my mind like flocks of ducks in the sky. I hear the voice of their wings.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Veronica Serbanoiu
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I cannot tell why this heart languishes in silence. It is for small needs it never asks, or knows or remembers.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Veronica Serbanoiu
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So rickety was the stronghold that its enemies dared not besiege it.
aphorism by Valeriu Butulescu from Immensity of the Point, translated by Eva A. Ziem
Added by Lucian Velea
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Our desire lends the colours of the rainbow to the mere mists and vapours of life.
aphorism by Rabindranath Tagore from Stray Birds (1916), translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Added by Veronica Serbanoiu
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Even a god finds it hard to love and be wise at the same time.
aphorism by Publilius Syrus from Sentences
Added by Dan Costinaş
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Mother is the art of memory.
aphorism by Costel Zăgan from Heretical definitions
Added by Costel Zăgan
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Life is like a highway you always pay wherever you go.
aphorism by Camelia Oprița from Insomnia in black and white (February 2007), translated by Camelia Opriţa
Added by jon sokoloff
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