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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
Maxim Gorky
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"Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is."
— Maxim Gorky #happinessjoy

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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is. — Maxim Gorky

About Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky was a Novelist (1913–1923).

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Who said "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, an…"?
This quote is attributed to Maxim Gorky, a Novelist.
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Maxim Gorky lived from 1913 – 1923.
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