You can't cross the sea merely by standing and... -Rabindranath Tagore

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

Rabindranath Tagore , Poet
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Rabindranath Tagore Quotes to Explore

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water....
By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower....
The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous....
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good....
Your idol is shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than your idol....
From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest....
Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man....
The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence....
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility....
Music fills the infinite between two souls....

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When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor....
If you're going through hell, keep going....
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time....
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop....
It always seems impossible until it's done....
Good, better, best. Never let it rest. 'Til your good is better and your better is best....
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy....
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it....
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence....
If you can dream it, you can do it....