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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

Happiness

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Remembering happy times can make us feel sad because we worry that we won’t experience anything as joyful again. This sadness comes from fearing that the good moments are behind us, not ahead.

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