Quotes by Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian poet, playwright and Nobel Prize winner (1911)

Lived from: 1862 - 1949

Category: Writers (Contemporary) | Poets (Contemporary) Country: FlagBelgium

Born: 29 august 1862 Died: 6 may 1949

  • We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.

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  • It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.
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  • All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than 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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  • Our reason may prove what it will: our reason is only a feeble ray that has issued from Nature.
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  • 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.
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  • They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.
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  • We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.
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What are the most famous quotes from Maurice Maeterlinck?

The two most famous quotes from Maurice Maeterlinck are:

  • "It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom."
  • "All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing."

When did Maurice Maeterlinck live?

Maurice Maeterlinck was born in 1862 and died in the year 1949.