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    Memory [is] like a purse,--if it be over-full that it cannot
    shut, all will drop out of it. Take heed of a gluttonous
    curiosity to feed on many things, lest the greediness of the
    appetite of thy memory spoil the digestion thereof.

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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.

by Persian Proverb Found in: Memory Quotes,
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The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones read more

The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant.

by Salvador Dali Found in: Memory Quotes,
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The true art of memory is the art of attention.

The true art of memory is the art of attention.

by Samuel Johnson Found in: Memory Quotes,
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The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

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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.

by Alexander Smith Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out.

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I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.

I have short-term memory loss, though I like to think of it as Presidential eligibility.

by Paula Poundstone Found in: Memory Quotes,
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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.

by George Herbert Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most
beautiful prizes slip through it.

Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most
beautiful prizes slip through it.

by Robertson Davies Found in: Memory Quotes,
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