No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.

About This Quote

A quote by the great poet Rainer Maria Rilke. Rilke felt that all thought can be traced back to death, whether it is a remembrance of the past or a reminder of the future. His attitude toward death explains why he had such an interest in poetry and was able to write some of the most beautiful poems ever written.

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1. No thought is born in me that does not bear the image of death.

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2. If I am more alive because love burns and chars me, as a fire, given wood or wind, feels new elation, it's that he who lays me low is my salvation, and invigorates the more, the more he scars me.

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3. Dear to me is sleep: still more, being made of stone, While pain and guilt still linger here below, Blindness and numbness--these please me alone; Then do not wake me, keep your voices low.

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4. As when, O lady mine, With chiselled touch The stone unhewn and cold Becomes a living mould, The more the marble wastes, The more the statue grows.

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5. AS YOU GIVE OUT SO SHALL YOU RECEIVE.

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