John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
9666 Maurie Maeterlink 1862-1949 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 9666 |
| AUTHOR: | Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Joyzelle. Act i. |