Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist
As quoted in The New Dictionary of Thoughts: A Cyclopedia of Quotations (1960) by Tryon Edwards and C. N. Catrevas, p. 259
“Happiness is a reward that comes to those that have not looked for it.”
— Alain
Victories
Alain On Happiness (1928)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "Happiness is a reward that comes to those that have not looked for it." by Alain?
Alain35
French philosopher 1868–1951Related quotes
“Don't do the right thing looking for a reward, because it might not come.”
Hugh Thompson, Jr. (1943–2006) United States helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War
In a 2004 interview with AP. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/07/national/07thompson.html <br class="br">Attributed
Steven Pressfield (1943) United States Marine
Source: The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
“If you make happy those that are near, those that are far will come.”
Grace Lin book Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Source: Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007) Indian writer and guru
#40541, Part 41
Seventy Seven Thousand Service-Trees series 1-50 (1998)
“Knowledge comes only to those who despise happiness.”
Georg Trakl book Gedichte
Nur dem, der Glück verachtet, wird Erkenntnis.
Nachlass und Biographie: Gedichte, Briefe, Bilder, Essays (Author: Georg Trakl; editor: Wolfgang Schneditz; publisher: O. Müller, 1949, p. 8)
“Happiness is not a reward - it is a consequence. Suffering is not a punishment - it is a result.”
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
Bill Clinton (1946) 42nd President of the United States
Second inaugural address (January 20, 1997)
1990s
Context: Our rich texture of racial, religious and political diversity will be a Godsend in the 21st century. Great rewards will come to those who can live together, learn together, work together, forge new ties that bind together.