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But why should we suppose the idea to be less true than the reality? We can never know for certain the truth of the substance underlying what we get through the senses.
Rabindranath Tagore
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28 February 1895
9 August 1894
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Town society is cruelly callous to the happiness and misery of other creatures compared with its ownTheir words
In town, human society is to the fore and looms large; it is cruelly callous to the happiness and misery of other creatures as compared with its own.
22 March 1894
From one piece Glimpses of Bengal: letters 1885 to 1895 (tr. Surendranath Tagore, 1921) 2 beliefs, in the piece's order there
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Once our pity is aroused, joining others in preying on life insults all that is good in usTheir words
So long as we are unconscious of our cruelty we may not be to blame. But if, after our pity is aroused, we persist in throttling our feelings simply in order to join others in their preying upon life, we insult all that is good in us.
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The highest commandment is sympathy for all sentient beings; love is the foundation of all religionTheir words
I feel that the highest commandment is that of sympathy for all sentient beings. Love is the foundation of all religion.
13 August 1893
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Metre is born as all beauty is born the universe through. The current set up within well-defined bounds gives metrical verse power to move the minds of men as vague and indefinite prose cannot.
10 May 1893
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Whether a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable is uncertain; if it is not, Providence is cruelTheir words
I know not whether the socialistic ideal of a more equal distribution of wealth is attainable, but if not, the dispensation of Providence is indeed cruel, and man a truly unfortunate creature.
16 June 1892
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And, indeed, what little of beauty and peace is to be found in the societies of men is owing to the daily performance of small duties, not to big doings and fine talk.
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