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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.
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.
Approximate author period: c. 1905 AD · modern
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- Maurice Maeterlinck
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- Approximate author period: c. 1905 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1862 to 1949; Wikidata Q49747, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49747 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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