“God seeks comrades and claims love,
the Devil seeks slaves and claims obedience.”
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Bengali polymath
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Fireflies (1928)
“I go forth to seek —
To seek and claim the lovely magic garden
Where grasses softly sigh and Muses speak.”
Translated by Irina Zheleznova
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