Man goes into the noisy crowd to drown his own clamour of silence.

Rabindranath Tagore

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Topic

Individual vs. the collective Isolation The crowd Man as social animal

Author

Rabindranath Tagore

Language

Bengali

Time

1916 1910s 20th century

Occupation

Nobel laureate Poet Writer

From

India Asia

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Citation

Tagore, Rabindrath. Stray Birds. The Macmillan Company, 1916, no. 110.

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Language
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Time
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Whyte, David. "Friendship." Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. Canongate Books, 2020.

Another quote from 1916

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

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Topic
Living life to the fullest
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Jack London
Language
English
Time
1916 1910s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

London, Jack. Quoted in The Bulletin. 2 Dec. 1916.