Rabindranath Tagore
Indian poet, Nobel laureate
Sayings by Rabindranath Tagore
The West is obsessed with power, and that obsession will lead to its downfall.
The modern world has lost its soul in the pursuit of material gain.
The greatest evil is not poverty, but the spiritual degradation that comes from it.
The machine age has turned human beings into cogs in a giant machine.
The West has imposed its civilization on the East, and in doing so, has destroyed much that was valuable.
The pursuit of power is a sign of weakness, not strength.
The greatest danger to humanity is not external enemies, but the internal corruption of the spirit.
The modern world has lost its sense of beauty and wonder.
The West is suffering from a spiritual vacuum.
The greatest achievement of man is not in conquering nature, but in conquering himself.
The modern state is a soulless machine.
The greatest wealth is not gold, but wisdom.
The modern world is a prison of our own making.
The greatest revolution is not political, but spiritual.
The West has given us the tools of destruction, not creation.
The greatest poverty is not lack of money, but lack of love.
The modern man is a slave to his desires.
The greatest art is that which inspires humanity.
The modern world is a graveyard of dreams.
The greatest evil is that which masquerades as good.