Today is the birthday of Maurice Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949), playwright, poet and essayist. He is best known for L'Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird) which, like most of his work, explores the meaning of life and death. Maurice Maeterlinck was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911.
"Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?" - Maurice Maeterlinck
"We possess only the happiness we are able to understand." - Maurice Maeterlinck
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"Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"Remember that happiness is as contagious as gloom. It should be the first duty of those who are happy to let others know of their gladness." - Maurice Maeterlinck
"Do we not all spend the greater part of our lives under the shadow of an event that has not yet come to pass?" - Maurice Maeterlinck
"We possess only the happiness we are able to understand." - Maurice Maeterlinck
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