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    Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain of the want of memory, when the defect is in the judgment; and others, by grasping at all, retain nothing.

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Don't remember what you can infer.

Don't remember what you can infer.

by Harry Tennant Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve

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It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," read more

It has sometimes been said that we find nowhere in nature an analogue of the difference between "happens" and "is," on the one hand, and "ought," on the other hand.

by Wolfgang Kohler Found in: Existence Quotes,
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How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, read more

How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, I wish I had time. Time for what? Time to work in the Church, to serve in our communities and time to improve our minds. Think again of these twenty-four hours that are given to us.

by John Longden Found in: Existence Quotes,
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One might speak to great length of the three corners of reality what was seen, what was thought to be read more

One might speak to great length of the three corners of reality what was seen, what was thought to be seen, and what was thought ought to be seen.

by Marvel Bell Found in: Existence Quotes,
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How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.

How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.

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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?

by La Rochefoucauld Found in: Memory Quotes,
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As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to read more

As with most fine things, chocolate has its season. There is a simple memory aid that you can use to determine whether it is the correct time to order chocolate dishes: any month whose name contains the letter A, E, or U is the proper time for chocolate.

by Sandra Boynton Found in: Existence Quotes,
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I noticed an almost universal trait among Super Achievers, and it was what I call Sensory Goal Vision. These people read more

I noticed an almost universal trait among Super Achievers, and it was what I call Sensory Goal Vision. These people knew what they wanted out of life, and they could sense it multidimensionally before they ever had it. They could not only see it, but also taste it, smell it, and imagine the sounds and emotions associated with it. They pre-lived it before they had it. And the sharp, sensory vision became a powerful driving force in their lives.

by Stephen Devore Found in: Existence Quotes,
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