I have never been aware before how many faces there are. There are quantities of human beings, but there are many more faces, for each person has several.

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

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Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest;...

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.

For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of our...

For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of our...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that...

Only love is like an arrow to your heart; the more you try to take...

Only love is like an arrow to your heart; the more you try to take...

Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.

Let life happen to you. Believe me: life is in the right, always.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest...

He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must...

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.

One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.

One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and...

The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in...

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...

Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see...

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more...

This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more...

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure...

All emotions are pure which gather you and lift you up; that emotion is impure...

I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that...

I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that...

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be...

Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be...

The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.