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“It is notorious that the memory strengthens as you lay burdens upon it, and becomes trustworthy as you trust it.”

Memories Lays Burden Trustworthy Notorious

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Thomas De Quincey (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Thomas De Quincey (Illustrated)

“To cultivate the memory we should confide to it only what we understand and love: the rest is a useless burden; for simply to know by rote is not to know at all.”

Knows Should Memories And Love Burden Useless

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“However, for the man who studies to gain insight, books and studies are merely rungs of the ladder on which he climbs to the summit of knowledge. As soon as a rung has raised him up one step, he leaves it behind. On the other hand, the many who study in order to fill their memory do not use the rungs of the ladder for climbing, but take them off and load themselves with them to take away, rejoicing at the increasing weight of the burden. They remain below forever, because they bear what should have bourne them.”

Men Should Book Use Hands Order Memories Behinds Steps Forever Study He Man Bears Gains Should Have Weight Raised Burden Insight Climbs Climbing Rejoice Load Ladders Summit Bourne

Book:101 Facts of life

Source: 101 Facts of life

“When the memory of one's predecessors is buried, the assumption persists that there were none and each generation of women believes itself to be faced with the burden of doing everything for the first time. And if no one ever did it beforewhy do we think we can succeed now?”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Believe Memories History Generations Succeed First Time Burden Assumption Buried Persist Predecessors

Author:Joanna Russ

“It is nature's kindness that we do not remember past births. Life would be a burden if we carried such a tremendous load of memories.”

Ifs Would Be Past Remember Memories Kindness Birth Burden Karma Load Birth Life

Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi

Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi

“History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.”

Soul Memories Burden Illumination

Author:Lord Acton