(?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)
Rainer Maria Rilke

“All that we have gained, the machine threatens-
once a tool assumes a force of its own.
Instead of letting us get used to mastery, for buildings more severe it cuts the stone.”

Rainer Maria Rilke, Sonnets to Orpheus
tags: poetry
Read more quotes from Rainer Maria Rilke


Share this quote:
Share on Twitter

Friends Who Liked This Quote

To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

2 likes
All Members Who Liked This Quote

None yet!


This Quote Is From

Sonnets to Orpheus Sonnets to Orpheus by Rainer Maria Rilke
4,115 ratings, average rating, 360 reviews
Open Preview

Browse By Tag