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German poet known for his profound poetry and epistolary works. Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry style is unique, often exploring themes such as loneliness, love, and religious faith.

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Famous Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

“What is necessary, after all, is only this: solitude, vast inner solitude. To walk inside yourself and meet no one for hours-that is what you must be able to attain. To be solitary as you were when you were a child.”

Children Able Hours Walks Solitude Solitary

Author:Rainer Maria Rilke

“... be indulgent toward those who ... are afraid of the aloneness that you trust.”

Solitude

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust.”

Shows Solitude Contrary Partners Boundaries Guardian Good Marriage Commonality Wedding Day

Author:Rainer Maria Rilke

“What is needed is, in the end, simply this: solitude, great inner solitude.”

Ends Needed Solitude

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

About the Author

Born: December 4, 1875
Died: December 29, 1926
Known for: Poet
Quotes: 733

Books & Sources

Letters to a Young PoetRelated source material

Sonnets to OrpheusRelated source material

Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to GodRelated source material

Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke, 1892-1910Related source material

Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties: Translations and ConsiderationsRelated source material

The Complete French Poems of Rainer Maria RilkeRelated source material

Selected poemsRelated source material

The Duino Elegies & The Sonnets to Orpheus: A Dual Language EditionRelated source material

The notebooks of Malte Laurids BriggeRelated source material

In Praise of Mortality: Selections from Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies and Sonnets to OrpheusRelated source material

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