The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
Rabindranath TagoreRead
You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water.
Interpretation
Action is necessary to achieve goals; mere contemplation is insufficient.
This quote by Rabindranath Tagore emphasizes that contemplating a goal or dream without taking action will not lead to achievement. It suggests that to accomplish anything significant, one must not only dream but also actively pursue those dreams through concrete actions.
In practice
In a motivational speech to inspire students to take initiative in their projects.
The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
Music fills the infinite between two souls. This has been muffled by the mist of our daily habits.
True deliverance of man is the deliverance from Avidya i.e. ignorance. It is not in destroying anything that is positive and real, for that cannot be possible, but that which is negative, which obstructs our vision of truth.
The same stream of life that runs through my veins night and day runs through the world and dances in rhythmic measures. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth in numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of leaves and flowers.
If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.
Accept all invitations to do a new thing. Dare not limit yourself. Move toward your wildest #β dream , take the labels off your mind, and step boldly into your greatness.
If we each get on a treadmill right now, one of two things is going to happen... either you're going to get off first or I am going to die. Period.
Weak men wait for opportunities; strong men make them.
The best advice I was probably given and the best advice I could give someone who is trying to get into the comedy field is to take advantage of every opportunity you have to work to hone your skills.
Work requires effort. Things we love to do feel effortless. Only do the things you love and you'll never have to work again.
What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away.
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