We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them. Maurice Maeterlinck on alone
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Maurice Maeterlinck on death
At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past. Maurice Maeterlinck on future
We possess only the happiness we are able to understand. Maurice Maeterlinck on happiness
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 on happiness
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 on happiness
Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance. Maurice Maeterlinck on happiness
Happiness is rarely absent it is we that know not of its presence. Maurice Maeterlinck on happiness
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. Maurice Maeterlinck on knowledge
When we lose one we love, our bitterest tears are called forth by the memory of hours when we loved not enough. Maurice Maeterlinck on love
At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past. Maurice Maeterlinck on men
Many a happiness in life, as many a disaster, can be due to chance, but the peace within us can never be governed by chance. Maurice Maeterlinck on peace
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. Maurice Maeterlinck on wisdom