More quotes by Rainer Maria Rilke

"The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things."
"This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess."
"Extinguish my eyes, I'll go on seeing you.Seal my ears, I'll go on hearing you.And without feet I can make my way to you,without a mouth I can swear your name.Break off my arms, I'll take hold of youwith my heart as with a hand.Stop my heart, and my brain will start to beat.And if you consume my brain with fire,I'll feel you burn in every drop of my blood."
"A billion stars go spinning through the night, / glittering above your head, / But in you is the presence that will be / when all the stars are dead."
"That’s love: Two lonely persons keep each other safe and touch each other and talk to each other."