Rabindranath Tagore on Love

"Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love — the beauty of his soul knows no limit."

"You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long."

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

"Let this be my last word, that I trust in thy love."

"The world is ever new to me; like an old friend loved through this and former lives, the acquaintance between us is both long and deep."

"The light of the stars travels millions of miles to reach the earth, but it cannot reach our hearts — so many millions of miles further off are we!"

"He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open."

"While God waits for his temple to be built of love, men bring stones."

"My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes."

"O Woman, you are not merely the handiwork of God, but also of men; these are ever endowing you with beauty from their own hearts … You are one-half woman and one-half dream."

"WE live in this world when we love it."

"Want of love is a degree of callousness; for love is the perfection of consciousness. We do not love because we do not comprehend, or rather we do not comprehend because we do not love. For love is the ultimate meaning of everything around us. It is not a mere sentiment; it is truth; it is the joy that is at the root of all creation. It is the white light of pure consciousness that emanates from Brahma. So, to be one with this sarvānubhūh, this all-feeling being who is in the external sky, as well as in our inner soul, we must attain to that summit of consciousness, which is love: Who could have breathed or moved if the sky were not filled with joy, with love?"