One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes.
All true learning is nothing other than recollection, the awakening of what the soul already carries within itself.
Whether or not the beloved is actually present, whether or not he is still alive at all, ceases somehow to be of importance.
Usually, man considers only the stubble field of transitoriness and overlooks the full granaries of the past, wherein he has salvaged once and for all his deeds, his joys, and also his sufferings.
Gratitude is the memory of the heart; never forget a kindness received, and let grievances wash away instantly. (Kural 108)
The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, and knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.
The axe forgets the blows it dealt, but the tree remembers every scar.
When an elder dies, an entire library burns to the ground.
What matters in life is not what happens to you, but what you remember and how you remember it.
Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart.
Everything is only for a day, both that which remembers and that which is remembered.
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