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Greater Quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke
- Winning does not tempt that man. This is how he grows: by being defeated, decisively, by greater and greater beings.
- Do you remember how life yearned out of childhood toward the "great thing?" I see that it is now yearning forth beyond the great thing…
- If only it were possible for us to see farther than our knowledge reaches, and even a little beyond the outworks of our presentiment, perhaps…
- The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.
- Do you recall, from your childhood on, how very much this life of yours has longed for greatness? I see it now, how from the…
- Were it possible for us to see further than our knowledge reaches, and yet a little way beyond the outworks of our divinings, perhaps we…
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- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. — Isaac Asimov
- It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk… — Marcel Achard
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — Teresa of Avila
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet
- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. — Francis Bacon
- The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah. — Abu Bakr
- To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad. — Abu Bakr
- Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honore de Balzac