Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

Biography: Rainer Maria Rilke is known for his profound and lyrical poetry. Born ... more Biography: Rainer Maria Rilke is known for his profound and lyrical poetry. Born in 1875 in Prague, he became a major figure in German literature. His works, including "Duino Elegies" and "Sonnets to Orpheus," explore themes of existential angst and the divine. Rilke's poetic style is celebrated for its depth and beauty. less

"Art is childhood and no longer sleeps delighted by sun""Understand that poetry is not meant to be understood""But fear will take the form of the human voice whispers""We need in love to practice only this""At bottom we discover that we do not have anything""Live for a while in these feelings; they are still trustful and patient.""The more strongly we can appreciate solitude, the more we can tread the earth in peace. ""The only journey worth taking is to find out who you really are. ""Perhaps somewhere, some place deep inside your being, you have always known and pressed up to the joyous truth that you are waiting for. ""Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. ""Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstandings that can gather around a new name.""Keep to the difficult, the longing itself helps create directions to what needs to be done.""One must have the courage to bask in the radiant woven fabric of the high and low things, to feel oneself as though playing, moving lightly between them.""The highest form of love is to be the protector of another person's solitude.""One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.""Everything is gestation and then bringing forth.""We are the bees of the invisible. We gather the honey of the visible and store it in the great golden hive of the invisible.""Only the individual who is firm especially in difficult times will remain attractive and can offer something to love.""No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.""And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been."

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