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    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?

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The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones read more

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

by Salvador Dali Found in: Memory Quotes,
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A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.

A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.

by James Matthew Barrie Found in: Memory Quotes,
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But each day brings its petty dust our soon-choked souls to fill, and we forget because we must, and not read more

But each day brings its petty dust our soon-choked souls to fill, and we forget because we must, and not because we will.

by Matthew Arnold Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it.

Memory is like an orgasm. It's a lot better if you don't have to fake it.

by Cray Seymore Found in: Memory Quotes,
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A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.

by Elbert Hubbard Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

Many a man fails as an original thinker simply because his memory it too good.

by Frederich Nietzsche Found in: Memory Quotes,
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No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.

by Robert Frost Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

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By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Memory Quotes,
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