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The palest ink is better than the best memory.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain.
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,
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
What we learn with pleasure we never forget.
What we learn with pleasure we never forget.
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?
