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    The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.

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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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Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, read more

Lulled in the countless chambers of the brain, our thoughts are linked by many a hidden chain; awake but one, and in, what myriads rise!

by Alexander Pope Found in: Memory Quotes,
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The selective memory isn't selective enough.

The selective memory isn't selective enough.

by Blake Morrison Found in: Memory Quotes,
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Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

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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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He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.

by Michael De Montaigne Found in: Memory Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Haynes Bayly Found in: Memory Quotes,
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The leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark.

The leaves of memory seemed to make A mournful rustling in the dark.

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Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

Memory is the mother of all wisdom.

by Aeschylus Found in: Memory Quotes,
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