My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder. By William Golding Memory
Tis sweet to think on what was hard t’endure. By Robert Herrick About strength, Endurance, Grit, Memory
The right honorable gentleman is indebted to his memory for his jests and to his imagination for his facts. By Richard Brinsley Sheridan Facts, Imagination, Memory
Memory is a net; one finds it full of fish when he takes it from the brook, but a dozen miles of water have run through it without sticking. By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Memory
Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers. . . . By Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Memory, Old age, Youth
I have a memory like an elephant. In fact, elephants often consult me. By Noel Coward (attrib.) Funny, Memory
Forget and forgive. This is not difficult, when properly understood. It means that you are to forget inconvenient duties, and forgive yourself for forgetting. In time, by rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy. By Mark Twain Funny, Indulging, Memory
Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair. By Elie Wiesel Attitude, Despair, Memory
A retentive memory may be a good thing, but the ability to forget is the true token of greatness. By Elbert Hubbard Forgetfulness, Memory
Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgment. By Duc de La Rochefoucauld Memory, Wise
Our memories are card indexes consulted, and then put back in disorder, by authorities whom we do not control. By Cyril Connolly Memory
Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad. By Christina Rossetti Life, Memory, Sad, Wise
I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget. By Chaim Herzog, at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Memory
