There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

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No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger.

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;...

For believe me, the more one is, the richer is all that one experiences. And...

For believe me, the more one is, the richer is all that one experiences. And...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some...

Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some...

I'm so glad you're here. . .it helps me realize how beautiful my world is.

I'm so glad you're here. . .it helps me realize how beautiful my world is.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

We see the brightness of a new page where everything yet can happen.

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation...

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...

There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.

There may be good, but there are no pleasant marriages.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed.

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions...

Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to...

It is a tremendous act of violence to begin anything. I am not able to...

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to...

There are no classes in life for beginners; right away you are always asked to...

All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood.

All the soarings of my mind begin in my blood.

Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone...

Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone...

The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it...

The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it...