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Happiness in the present is only shattered by comparison with the past.[only if the past was better...if it was worse then you feel good that life is getting better]

Douglas Horton

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Douglas Horton
Age: 77 †
Born: 1891
Born: July 27
Died: 1968
Died: August 21
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Life
Present
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Happiness
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Better
Shattered
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Comparison
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