Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence. -Maurice Maeterlinck

 

Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.


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Happiness is rarely absent; it is we that know not of its presence.

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At every crossroads on the path that leads to the future, tradition has placed 10,000 men to guard the past.

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In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man. -Maurice Maeterlinck
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All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than the animals that know nothing.

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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.

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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
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We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet: and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.

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