A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory

A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

Forget those things that aren't worth remembering.

If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so.

If you have to keep reminding yourself of a thing, perhaps it isn't so.

But each day brings its petty dust our soon-choked souls to fill, and we forget because we must, and not read more

But each day brings its petty dust our soon-choked souls to fill, and we forget because we must, and not because we will.

The mother may forget the child
That smiles sae sweetly on her knee;
But I'll remember thee, read more

The mother may forget the child
That smiles sae sweetly on her knee;
But I'll remember thee, Glencairn,
And all that thou hast done for me!

Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.

Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

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,

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.