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 Memory [is] like a purse,--if it be over-full that it cannot 
shut, all will drop out of it. Take read more 
 Memory [is] like a purse,--if it be over-full that it cannot 
shut, all will drop out of it. Take heed of a gluttonous 
curiosity to feed on many things, lest the greediness of the 
appetite of thy memory spoil the digestion thereof. 
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
Many a man fails to become a thinker only because his memory is too good.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.
 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. 
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?
What we learn with pleasure we never forget.
What we learn with pleasure we never forget.
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.
Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time read more
Always remember to slow down in life; live, breathe, and learn; take a look around you whenever you have time and never forget everything and every person that has the least place within your heart.
 Remembrances embellish life but forgetfulness alone makes it 
possible.
 [Fr., Les souvenirs embellissent la vie, l'oubli seul la read more 
 Remembrances embellish life but forgetfulness alone makes it 
possible.
 [Fr., Les souvenirs embellissent la vie, l'oubli seul la rend 
possible.]