Maurice Maeterlinck Quote

We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power. To this end we may sacrifice even the passion for sacrifice, for sacrifice never should be the means of ennoblement, but only the sign of being ennobled.


Wisdom and Destiny: Works of Maeterlinck (ed. 2015)


We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its...

We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its...

We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its...

We should tell ourselves once and for all that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its...