Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.

Quote by St Basil

Topics: Existence Quotes, Power Quotes

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed...

Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but...

Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but...

Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to the good man's fortune;...

Troubles are usually brooms and shovels that smooth the road to the good man's fortune;...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...

Valentines Day is a masochistic holiday. If you're in a relationship, then this is the...

If you were a poor Indian with no weapons, and a bunch of conquistadores came...

If you were a poor Indian with no weapons, and a bunch of conquistadores came...

Friendship should be more than biting time can sever.

Friendship should be more than biting time can sever.

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow; Don't walk behind me, I...

Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.

Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.

I love all beauteous things, I seek and adore them; God hath no better praise,...

I love all beauteous things, I seek and adore them; God hath no better praise,...

He sees death in the prostitutes who have witnessed the death of honor, and daily...

He sees death in the prostitutes who have witnessed the death of honor, and daily...

If you want to make a dangerous man your friend, let him do you a...

If you want to make a dangerous man your friend, let him do you a...

My heart is ever at your service.

My heart is ever at your service.

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

Friendship is constant in all other things Save in the office and affairs of love.

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

Invite the man that loves thee to a feast, but let alone thine enemy

The path of the human happiness consists of the supreme attributes of Love, which are...

The path of the human happiness consists of the supreme attributes of Love, which are...

Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the...

Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the...

All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best...

All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best...

The sobs and tears of joy he had not foreseen rose with such force within...

The sobs and tears of joy he had not foreseen rose with such force within...

Close friends love you for who you are, not what they want you to be.

Close friends love you for who you are, not what they want you to be.

There is no other relationship in the world quite like the one shared by sisters.

There is no other relationship in the world quite like the one shared by sisters.