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
All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing. – Maurice Maeterlinck
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
It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. – Maurice Maeterlinck
Between France and Senegal theres a history. Theres a language that we both speak. Theres a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future. – Francois Hollande