Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain where it has never been.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of...

The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of...

If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can. Faith is necessary to victory.

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one...

A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one...