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He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
But woe to him, who left to moan,
Reviews the hours of brightness gone.
But woe to him, who left to moan,
Reviews the hours of brightness gone.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.
I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.
To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.
To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet read more
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?