Most beautiful

Binoy:"Gora, between your nature and mine there is a fundamental difference.Up to now that has been supressed- whenever it wanted to raise its head I used to repress it,because I knew that where you saw any difference you did not know how to make a truce with it, that you always came running to attack it sword in hand.Therefore, in order to oreserver my friendship with you I have all along being doing violence to my own nature.Now at last I have come to realise that no good has come of this and no good can come of it"

Gora, Page 448

Commerce of Truth

In the commerce of truth you cannot obtain the jewel and avoid the price.

Gora, Page 448

Individual Vs Society

When any conflict occurs between an individual and society, there are two things to be considered - first on whose side is the right, secondly which side is stronger.
There is not the least doubt that of the two society is the stronger, so that the rebel against it will have to suffer.

Gora, Page 443

Right Wrong

In this world the distinction between right and wrong is a necessary one, but if you want to determine the relative value of things by your own regard or lack of it, then do so by all means, but you must not expect everybody else to accept your verdict.

Gora , Page 419

Love

If the foundation of love be right, the leadership of the heart becomes so simple and sweet that reason to hide its head in shame, but if there be any defect in this foundation, then the intellect is powerless to correct it, and it becomes futile to ask for any explanation, whether it be of attraction or repulsion, laughter or tears.

Gora, Page 221

Civilization and Justice

Civilization is not a cheap commodity.If you are called upon for subtle judgments, you have to make subtle laws, and if there are subtle laws then you must make a trade of law in which buying and selling is bound to come in.Therefore civilised courts naturally becomes markets for buying and selling of justice, and those who have no money stand every chance of getting swindled.

Gora, Page 200

Ego

When a man is proud and overbearing, he shows only too clearly his own comparative smallness.

Gora,Page 103

Truth

The fact of the matter is, that if the truths outside the field of one's own work did not appear of less moment, no man could have carried on with his duty.Therefore God has not confused man by making all objects equally clear to his vision.We must select for ourselves the field on which we would focus our attention, and forgo our greed for all the rest outside it,else we shall never find truth at all. I cannot worship at the shrine where you have seen truth's image fir if I did I should have to lose the inner truth of my own life.We must choose one course or the other.

Gora, 1910 , Rabindranath