Leaving Quotes
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.
"Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh."— Rabindranath Tagore
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Meaning of this quote
Summer birds and falling autumn leaves introduce contrasting forms of transience and expression.
Key takeaway:
Attend to both lively arrivals and quiet departures.
Origin of the quote
Stray Birds (1916), poem 1.
Who actually said this?
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Source:
Stray Birds (1916)
