Author: Rainer Maria Rilke

Quotes

The only journey is the one within.

The only journey is the one within.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches; for the Creator, there is no poverty.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.

A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.

Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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

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

- Rainer Maria Rilke

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