"A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only pe..." - nor with his fate if the corner granted him allows of his following his vocation without having to think about other people.

A poet or philosopher should have no fault to find with his age if it only permits him to do his work undisturbed in his own corner

— nor with his fate if the corner granted him allows of his following his vocation without having to think about other people.

Arthur Schopenhauer The Art of Literature

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