If you will stay close to nature, to its simplicity, to the small things hardly noticeable, those things can unexpectedly become great and immeasurable.

Rainer Maria Rilke
About This Quote

The quote is one of the most simple of all, but of utmost importance. Life is not all about the big things, the biggest challenges and the most important problems. It’s also about the little things we do every day, those things we hardly notice and those we don’t even acknowledge as life-changing.

Source: Letters To A Young Poet

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