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Feminine Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

“Some day there will be girls and women whose name will no longer signify merely an opposite of the masculine, but something in itself, something that makes one think, not of any complement and limit, but only of life and existence: the feminine human being. This advance will (at first much against…” quote by Rainer Maria Rilke
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““Some day there will be girls and women whose name will no longer signify merely an opposite of the masculine, but something in itself, something that makes one think, not of any complement and limit, but only of life and existence: the feminine human being. This advance will (at first much against the will of the out-stripped men) change the love-experience, which is now full of error, will alter it from the ground up, reshape it into a relation that is meant to be of one human being to another, no longer of man to woman. And this more human love (that will fulfil itself, infinitely considerate and gentle, and kind and clear in binding and releasing) will resemble that which we are preparing with struggle and toil, the love that consists in this: that two solitudes protect and border and salute each other." Letters to a Young Poet (1904)””

Rainer Maria Rilke

About This Quote

Source Letter to a Young Poet, 1904

Future love will transcend gender, becoming a mutual, limitless existence rooted in shared humanity.

In simple terms: Love will become a shared, limitless human experience.

Key Takeaway

Cultivate love beyond gender roles.

Themes

love gender humanity equality spirituality

Mood

hopeful introspective

Type

philosophical inspirational

When to use this quote

  • relationships
  • social movements
  • personal growth
  • artistic expression

Key Concepts

feminist theory philosophy of love social evolution

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can we foster love that transcends gender?
  • What barriers exist to this new love?
A Different Perspective

Changing deep‑seated norms may face resistance.

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