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Rainer Maria Rilke quote about life from Letters to a Young Poet (1929) - If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place.

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“ If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place. ”

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Author

Rainer Maria Rilke

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Letters to a Young Poet

Topic

life poverty poetry creation

Date

1929

Language

English

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Translated by Stephen Mitchell

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Rainer Maria Rilke quote about life from Letters to a Young Poet (1929) - If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place.

Rainer Maria Rilke quote about life from Letters to a Young Poet (1929) - If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place.

Rainer Maria Rilke quote about life from Letters to a Young Poet (1929) - If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place.

Rainer Maria Rilke quote about life from Letters to a Young Poet (1929) - If your everyday life seems poor, don’t blame it; blame yourself; admit to yourself that you are not enough of a poet to call forth its riches; because for the creator there is not poverty and no poor, indifferent place.

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