Life Quotes Quote by Rainer Maria Rilke — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Be ahead of all parting, as though it already were”

“Who is there today who still cares about a well-finished death? No one. Even the rich, who could after all afford this luxury, are beginning to grow lazy and indifferent; the desire to have a death of one's own is becoming more and more rare. In a short time it will be as rare as a life of one's own.”

“I live my life in widening circle”

“Art too is just a way of living.”

“Every angel is terrifying.”

“A billion stars go spinning through the night,”

“My life will be the best illustration of all my work.”

“Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's what they tell us in school and in the New York Times Review. In fact, it's a good thing that stories are as different as we are, one from another.”

“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”

“I’ve come to the conclusion that people who wear headphones while they walk, are much happier, more confident, and more beautiful individuals than someone making the solitary drudge to work without acknowledging their own interests and power.”

“It’s never overreacting to ask for what you want and need.”

“Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results.”