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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

A man doesn't plant a tree for himself. He plants it for posterity.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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...

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...

Trees are your best antiques

Trees are your best antiques

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

Trifles make up the happiness or the misery of human life.

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...

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

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

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

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

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

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

In the future we'll all have 15 minutes of fame and 15 minutes of healthcare.

Fame is a constant effort

Fame is a constant effort

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the...

The superior man acquaints himself with many sayings of antiquity and many deeds of the...