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January 19, 2008
the king shall endure
I know that if I am destined for the worst, it won’t help me at all to disguise myself in my better cloths. Didn’t he, even though he was a king, slide down among the lowest of men? He, who instead of rising sank to the very bottom. It’s true that at times I have believed in the other kings, although their magnificent parks no longer prove anything. But it is night; it is winter; I am freezing; I believe in him. For glory stays just for a moment, and we have never seen anything more lasting than wretchedness. But the King shall endure.
Rilke - The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
Posted by amin at January 19, 2008 1:33 AM