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People see the world not as it is, but as they are.
People see the world not as it is, but as they are.
A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.
Time goes, you say? Ah, no! Alas, Time stays, we go.
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,
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.
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.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
