"Do not, do not, do not books for……" — Rainer Maria Rilke
"Do not, do not, do not books for ever hammer at people like perpetual bells? When, between two books, silent sky appears: be glad"
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434 Quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke
Rainer Maria Rilke has 434 quotes on this site.
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There is only one solitude, and it is vast, heavy, difficult to bear, and almost everyone has hours when he…
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The sky puts on the darkening blue coat held for it by a row of ancient trees; you watch: and…
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Our deepest fears are like dragons, guarding our deepest treasure.
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Go into yourself and see how deep the place is from which your life flows.
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Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit…
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When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its…
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I am so glad you are here. It helps me realize how beautiful my world is.
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Be patient with all that is uncertain in your heart...do not search for answers, which will not be given: you…
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Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart...
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We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.
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Never believe fate is more than the condensation of childhood.
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Life and death: they are one, at core entwined. Who understands himself from his own strain presses himself into a…
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