Chance Quote by Maurice Maeterlinck

“The future is a world limited by ourselves; in it we discover only what concerns us and, sometimes, by chance, what interests those whom we love the most.” quote by Maurice Maeterlinck — Download Open image

“The future is a world limited by ourselves; in it we discover only what concerns us and, sometimes, by chance, what interests those whom we love the most.”

Maurice Maeterlinck

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