May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of natural expression and authenticity in one's actions, akin to a child's unrestrained creativity.
Rainer Maria Rilke's quote captures the essence of allowing creativity and actions to emerge naturally without struggle or inhibition. It draws a parallel with children, who express themselves freely and authentically, suggesting that adults should aspire to that same level of spontaneity and sincerity in their endeavors.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing one's passions.
Spring has again returned. _x000D_ _x000D_ The Earth is like a child that knows many poems._x000D_ _x000D_ Many, O so many. For the hardship_x000D_ _x000D_ of such long learning she receives the prize._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Strict was her teacher. _x000D_ _x000D_ The white in the old man's beard pleases us._x000D_ _x000D_ Now, what to call green, to call blue,_x000D_ _x000D_ we dare to ask: She knows, She knows!
Verses are not, as people think, feelings (those one has early enough) -- they are experiences. For the sake of a verse one must see many cities, men, and things, one must know the animals feel how birds fly, and know the gesture with which the little flowers open in the morning.
a good marriage is that in which each appoints the other guardian of his solitude
He reproduced himself with so much humble objectivity, with the unquestioning, matter of fact interest of a dog who sees himself in a mirror and thinks: there's another dog.
The only journey is the one within.
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
I think you get most of the most interesting work done in fields where people don't think they're doing art but are merely practicing a craft and working as good craftsmen. Being literate as a writer is good craft, is knowing your job, is knowing how to use your tools properly and not to damage the tools as you use them.
The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night.
Color contributes to beauty, but it is not beauty. Color should have a minor part in the consideration of beauty, because it is not color but the structure that constitutes its essence.
The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with base notes, or dark lake with the treble.
The man who never in his mind and thoughts travel'd to heaven is no artist.
I always want to do music that inspires or influences another generation. You want what you create to live, be it sculpture or painting or music. Like Michelangelo, he said, βI know the creator will go, but his work survives. That is why to escape death, I attempt to bind my soul to my work.
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