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Julia Ward Howe

I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past.

Julia Ward Howe

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When we think about happy times we've had before, it often makes us feel sad because we worry that we won't experience anything as joyful again. This sadness comes from the fear that the future won't live up to the good moments we've already enjoyed.

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