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.

Quote by Julia Ward Howe

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I was born 'neath a clouded star.

I was born 'neath a clouded star.

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

I am confirmed in my division of human energies. Ambitious people climb, but faithful people...

I take refuge in my books.

I take refuge in my books.

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...

The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn...

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

God forgive me if I do wrong in following with ardor the strongest instincts of...

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

Marriage, like death, is a debt we owe to nature.

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

While your life is the true expression of your faith, whom can you fear?

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

The frozen ocean... of Boston life.

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

I think nothing is religion which puts one individual absolutely above others, and surely nothing...

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

Massachusetts women as a rule adhere too strongly to old-time conventions.

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened,...

When the unwelcome little unborn shall have seen the light my brain will be lightened,...

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

I shall stick to my resolution of writing always what I think no matter whom...

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

I sometimes think God allows Great Britain to be unprincipled for the good of mankind.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

Beneath all differences of doctrine or discipline there exists a fundamental agreement as to the...

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

How utterly are one's best thoughts invaded by this going out in society.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Theology in general seems to me a substitution of human ingenuity for divine wisdom.

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

Boston is an oasis in the desert, a place where the larger proportion of people...

I never could be good when I was not happy.

I never could be good when I was not happy.

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...

Disarm, disarm. The sword of murder is not the balance of justice. Blood does not...