Quotation by

Percy Bysshe Shelley

We look before and after, And pine for what is not Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

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The quotation means that people often think about the past and future and feel a longing for things they don't have. It also suggests that our most genuine happiness usually comes mixed with some sadness, and the most beautiful songs express deep, sorrowful feelings.

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