Maxioms by Rainer Maria Rilke
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Who's not sat tense before his own heart's curtain.
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that read more
Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now read more
Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is to live everything. Live the questions
A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that read more
A billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your head. But in you is the presence that will be, when all the stars are dead.
