You May Also Like / View all maxioms
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.
 Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
 My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
  Still to my read more 
 Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see,
 My heart untravelled, fondly turns to thee;
  Still to my brother turns, with ceaseless pain,
   And drags at each remove a lengthening chain. 
 Oh, how cruelly sweet are the echoes that start
 When Memory plays an old tune on the heart!  
 Oh, how cruelly sweet are the echoes that start
 When Memory plays an old tune on the heart! 
 Yet how much less it were to gain,
 Though thou hast left me free,
  The loveliest things read more 
 Yet how much less it were to gain,
 Though thou hast left me free,
  The loveliest things that still remain,
   Than thus remember thee. 
The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We read more
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.
A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.
A moment lasts all of a second, but the memory lives on forever.
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people read more
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
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.
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.