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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.
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.
What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching read more
What peaceful hours I once enjoy'd!
How sweet their memory still!
But they have left an aching void
The world can never fill.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
Every man's memory is his private literature.
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?
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.
To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.
