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God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever,
Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever,
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago, long, long ago.
Tell me the tales that to me were so dear,
Long, long ago, long, long ago.
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.
Don't you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?
Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;
Who wept with read more
Don't you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?
Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;
Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile,
And trembl'd with fear at your frown!
Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.
Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
A man of great memory without learning hath a rock and a spindle and no staff to spin.
It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, read more
It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, a luster obliterates. There is little distinct left without an effort of memory, then indeed the lights are rekindled for a moment -- but who can be sure that the Imagination is not the torch-bearer?
