"If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees."

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Source : Rainer Maria Rilke (2005). “In Praise of Mortality: Selections from Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus”, Riverhead Books (Hardcover)

Rainer Maria Rilke

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“A little hope goes a long way.”
“It's important to begin a search on a full stomach.”

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“A non-violent world has roots in a non-violent diet.”

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“Science, by itself, cannot supply us with an ethic. It can show us how to achieve a given end, and it may show us that some ends cannot be achieved. But among ends that can be achieved our choice must be decided by other than purely scientific considerations. If a man were to say, "I hate the human race, and I think it would be a good thing if it were exterminated," we could say, "Well, my dear sir, let us begin the process with you." But this is hardly argument, and no amount of science could prove such a man mistaken.”
“To attract money, you must focus on wealth.”
“Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.”

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