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“হে চতুর্‌মুখ, পাপের ফল আর যেমনই দাও সহ্য করিতে প্রস্তুত আছি, কিন্তু অরসিকের কাছে রসের কথা বলা এ কপালে লিখিয়ো না, লিখিয়ো না, লিখিয়ো না।' বাস্তবিক, এমন শাস্তি আর নাই। জগতে অরসিক না থাকুক, এতবড়ো প্রার্থনা দেবতার কাছে করা যায় না, কারণ তাহা হইলে জগতের জনসংখ্যা অত্যন্ত হ্রাস হইয়া যায়। অরসিকের দ্বারাই পৃথিবীর অধিকাংশ কার্য সম্পন্ন হয়, তাঁহারা জনসমাজের পক্ষে অত্যন্ত প্রয়োজনীয়; তাঁহারা না থাকিলে সভা বন্ধ, কমিটি অচল, সংবাদপত্র নীরব, সমালোচনার কোটা একেবারে শূন্য; এজন্য, তাঁহাদের প্রতি আমার যথেষ্ট সম্মান আছে। কিন্তু ঘানিযন্ত্রে সর্ষপ ফেলিলে অজস্রধারে তৈল বাহির হয় বলিয়া তাহার মধ্যে ফুল ফেলিয়া কেহ মধুর প্রত্যাশা করিতে পারে না-- অতএব হে চতুর্‌মুখ, ঘানিকে চিরদিন সংসারে রক্ষা করিয়ো, কিন্তু তাহার মধ্যে ফুল ফেলিয়ো না এবং গুণিজনের হৃৎপিণ্ড নিক্ষেপ করিয়ো না।”

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Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, a renowned Indian poet, writer, philosopher, and social activist, was born on May 7, 1861, in Calcutta, and passed away on August 7, 1941. Tagore's works blend the influences of traditional Indian literature and Western literature, and his poetry, novels, plays, and essays have won the hearts of readers worldwide. He was the first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and his works have had a profound impact on world literature. more

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