More quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke

"Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write."
"It is always what I have already said: always the wish that you may find patience enough in yourself to endure, and simplicity enough to believe; that you may acquire more and more confidence in that which is difficult, and in your solitude among others. And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is right, in any case."
"This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess."
"There are no classes in life for beginners: right away you are always asked to deal with what is most difficult."
"The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things."