Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Yet how much less it were to gain,
Though thou hast left me free,
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Yet how much less it were to gain,
Though thou hast left me free,
The loveliest things that still remain,
Than thus remember thee.

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

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

The heart that truly loves never forgets.

The heart that truly loves never forgets.

The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.

The best memory is that which forgets nothing, but injuries. Write kindness in marble and write injuries in the dust.

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 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.

To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.

To live in hearts we leave behind,
Is not to die.

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.