I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone. Rainer Maria Rilke on alone
Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further. Rainer Maria Rilke on art
No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger. Rainer Maria Rilke on art
Surely all art is the result of one's having been in danger, of having gone through an experience all the way to the end, where no one can go any further. Rainer Maria Rilke on experience
The deepest experience of the creator is feminine, for it is experience of receiving and bearing. Rainer Maria Rilke on experience
One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one. Rainer Maria Rilke on fear
The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens. Rainer Maria Rilke on future
No great art has ever been made without the artist having known danger. Rainer Maria Rilke on great
Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue, a wonderful living side by side can grow, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole against the sky. Rainer Maria Rilke on love
Love consists in this, that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other. Rainer Maria Rilke on love
For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. Rainer Maria Rilke on love
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess. Rainer Maria Rilke on love
More belongs to marriage than four legs in a bed. Rainer Maria Rilke on marriage
Everything is blooming most recklessly if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night. Rainer Maria Rilke on nature
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 on relationship
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess. Rainer Maria Rilke on time
For one human being to love another that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation. Rainer Maria Rilke on work
Believe that with your feelings and your work you are taking part in the greatest the more strongly you cultivate this belief, the more will reality and the world go forth from it. Rainer Maria Rilke on work
A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude. Once the realization is accepted that even between the closest human beings infinite distances continue to exist, a wonderful living side by side can grow up, if they succeed in loving the distance between them which makes it possible for each to see the other whole and against a wide sky. Rainer Maria Rilke on marriage