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Rabindranath Tagore quote about time from The Home and the World (1916) - That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

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“ That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time. ”

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Author

Rabindranath Tagore

Source

The Home and the World

Topic

time eternity moment

Date

1916

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Surendranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore quote about time from The Home and the World (1916) - That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

Rabindranath Tagore quote about time from The Home and the World (1916) - That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

Rabindranath Tagore quote about time from The Home and the World (1916) - That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.

Rabindranath Tagore quote about time from The Home and the World (1916) - That which is eternal within the moment only becomes shallow if spread out in time.