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Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

“Now I come to you full of future. And from habit we begin to live our past.”

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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. more

“The thought of being a creator, of engendering, of shaping is nothing without the continuous great confirmation and embodiment in the world, nothing without the thousandfold assent from Things and animals... beautiful and rich only because it is full of inherited memories of the engendering and birthing of millions.”

World Beautiful Memories Animal Millions Rich Creator Embodiment Confirmation Birthing

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“More unsayable than all other things are works of art, those mysterious existences, whose life endures beside our own small, transitory life.”

Art Existence Endure Mysterious Works Of Art Transitory

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“To be in circumstances that are working upon us, that from time to time place us in front of great natural Things - that is all we need.”

Needs Natural Fronts Circumstances Natural Things

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

“If you trust in Nature, in the small Things that hardly anyone sees and that can so suddenly become huge, immeasurable; if you have this love for what is humble and try very simply, as someone who serves, to win the confidence of what seems poor, then everything will become easier for you.”

Ifs Trying Seems Winning Poor Huge Easier Humble Small Things

Book:Letters to a Young Poet

Source: Letters to a Young Poet

Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke

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