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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.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory
Oh, I have roamed o'er many lands,
And many friends I've met;
Not one fair scene or read more
Oh, I have roamed o'er many lands,
And many friends I've met;
Not one fair scene or kindly smile
Can this fond heart forget.
The selective memory isn't selective enough.
The selective memory isn't selective enough.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.
Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
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Though sands be black and bitter black the sea,
Night lie before me and behind me night,
And God within far Heaven refuse to light
The consolation of the dawn for me,--
Between the shadowy burns of Heaven and Hell,
It is enough love leaves my soul to dwell
With memory.
No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.
No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.
Unless we remember we cannot understand.
Unless we remember we cannot understand.
