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Don't remember what you can infer.
Don't remember what you can infer.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
The heart that truly loves never forgets.
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
Memory is not wisdom; idiots can by rote repeat volumes. Yet what is wisdom without memory?
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.
No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have read more
No memory is ever alone; it's at the end of a trail of memories, a dozen trails that each have their own associations.
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.
Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet read more
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?
A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
A retentive memory is a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness.
