"Do you recall, from your childhood on, how……" — Rainer Maria Rilke
"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 vantage point of greatness it longs for even greater greatness. That is why it does not let up being difficult, but that is also why it will not cease to grow."
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Rainer Maria Rilke
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434 Quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke
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