Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands... - Maxim Gorky

This quote is attributed to Maxim Gorky.

"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 was."

Maxim Gorky Happiness

Novelist Playwright Russian 1868–1936

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