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    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?

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The palest ink is better than the best memory.

The palest ink is better than the best memory.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

by Montaigne Found in: Memory Quotes,
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God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.

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

by J M Barrie Found in: Memory Quotes,
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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,

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

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

by Thomas Campbell Found in: Memory Quotes,
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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.

by Christopher Morley Found in: Memory Quotes,
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If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth; if I prefer read more

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my
mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

by Bible Found in: Memory Quotes,
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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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