A man's real possession is his memory. In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.

Quote by Alexander Smith

Topics: Memory Quotes, Possessions Quotes, Poverty Quotes, Richness Quotes

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute,...

Trees are your best antiques.

Trees are your best antiques.

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

The saddest thing that befalls a soul Is when it loses faith in God and...

Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

We are never happy; we can only remember that we were so once.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep...

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

I go into my library and all history unrolls before me.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

The man who in this world can keep the whiteness of his soul is not...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

The dead keep their secrets, and in a while we shall be as wise as...

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

Every man's road in life is marked by the graves of his personal liking.

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of...

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A great man is the man who does something for the first time.

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in...

A man gazing on the stars is proverbially at the mercy of the puddles in...