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Maurice Maeterlinck, born on August 29, 1862, and died on May 6, 1949, was a renowned Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist. He is best known for his symbolism and symbolic drama, which deeply explored themes such as life, death, religion, and the universe. Maeterlinck's works have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature.

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Famous Maurice Maeterlinck Quotes

“Be good at the depth of you, and you will discover that those who surround you will be good even to the same depths. Nothing responds more infallibly to the secret cry of goodness than the secret cry of goodness that is near. While you are actively good in the invisible, all those who approach you will unconsciously do things that they could not do by the side of any other man.”

Soul Goodness Invisible Unconscious

Book:The Treasure of the Humble

Source: The Treasure of the Humble

“This invisible and divine goodness, of which I only speak here because of its being one of the surest and nearest signs of the unceasing activity of our soul, this invisible and divine goodness ennobles, in decisive fashion, all that it has unconsciously touched.”

Soul Divine Goodness Invisible Unconscious

Book:The Treasure of the Humble

Source: The Treasure of the Humble

“May it not be the supreme aim of life thus to bring to birth the inexplicable within ourselves; and do we know how much we add to ourselves when we awake something of the incomprehensible that slumbers in every corner? Here you have awakened love which will not fall asleep again. … nothing can ever separate two souls which, for an instant, ‘have been good together.”

Love Soul Goodness Inexplicable Incomprehensible

Book:The Treasure of the Humble

Source: The Treasure of the Humble

“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.”

Life Inspirational Happiness Events Sweet Goodness Rewards Happy Compare Fabulous Joy And Happiness Joy Happiness Sharing Happiness

Book:Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

Source: Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

“It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom.”

Reason Wisdom Born Justice Goodness Spring Goodness And Kindness

Book:Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

Source: Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

“An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness.”

Happiness Goodness Joy And Happiness Joy Happiness Sharing Happiness

Author:Maurice Maeterlinck

“Above all, let us never forget that an act of goodness is in itself an act of happiness. It is the flower of a long inner life of joy and contentment; it tells of peaceful hours and days on the sunniest heights of our soul.”

Long Soul Joy Hours Forget Flower Goodness Peaceful Height Contentment Never Forget Inner Life

Book:Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

Source: Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck

About the Author

Born: August 29, 1862
Died: May 6, 1949
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 122

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