The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.
—Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) Canadian Author, Humorist, Businessperson, Judge
We do not remember days, we remember moments. The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
—Cesare Pavese (1908–50) Italian Novelist, Poet, Critic, Translator
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
Memory is the diary that we all carry about with us.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
Memory feeds imagination.
—Amy Tan (b.1952) Chinese-American Novelist
No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car.
—August Strindberg (1849–1912) Swedish Playwright, Novelist, Essayist
Memory is more incredible than ink.
—Anita Loos (1888–1981) American Actor, Novelist, Screenwriter
Memory is what makes us young or old.
—Alfred de Musset (1810–57) French Dramatist, Poet, Novelist
For the sense of smell, almost more than any other, has the power to recall memories and it is a pity that you use it so little.
—Rachel Carson (1907–64) American Naturalist, Science Writer
So live that your memories will be part of your happiness.
—Unknown
Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.
—Thomas Fuller (1608–61) English Cleric, Historian
The palest ink is better than the best memory.
—Chinese Proverb
There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.
—Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw) (1818–85) American Humorist, Author, Lecturer
Everyone complains of his lack of memory, but nobody of his want of judgement.
—Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613–80) French Writer
Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.
—John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006) Canadian-Born American Economist
Every man’s memory is his private literature.
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English Humanist, Pacifist, Essayist, Short Story Writer, Satirist
Memory is not so brilliant as hope, but it is more beautiful, and a thousand times more true.
—George D. Prentice (1802–70) American Journalist, Editor
Memory is the mother of all wisdom.
—Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Playwright
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.
—Tryon Edwards American Theologian
Memory is a crazy woman that hoards colored rags and throws away food.
—Austin O’Malley (1858–1932) American Aphorist, Ophthalmologist
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us.
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) English Novelist
Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.
—Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) French Essayist
Our memories are independent of our wills. It is not easy to forget.
—Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816) Irish-born British Playwright, Poet, Elected Rep
Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.
—Saul Bellow (1915–2005) Canadian-American Novelist
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.
—Salvador Dali (1904–89) Spanish Painter
Memory itself is an internal rumour.
—George Santayana (1863–1952) Spanish-American Poet, Philosopher
A civil guest will no more talk all, than eat all the feast.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
Life is all memory except for the one present moment that goes by so quick you can hardly catch it going.
—Tennessee Williams (1911–83) American Playwright
Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.
—Sarah Ban Breathnach (b.1947) American Self-help Author