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

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...

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...

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

An excess of courtesy is discourtesy

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes error a fault, and truth discourtesy

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to...

Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to...

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

Gentlemen, be courteous to the old maids, no matter how poor and plain and prim,...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy...

Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

It is better to have too much courtesy than too little, provided you are not...

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

Courteous men learn courtesy from the discourteous

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Intelligence and courtesy not always are combined; Often in a wooden house a golden room...

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy

Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy

I wish the men in my house would be a little more courteous and put...

I wish the men in my house would be a little more courteous and put...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen...

Old friends are the great blessings of one's later years. Half a word conveys one's...

Old friends are the great blessings of one's later years. Half a word conveys one's...

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love...

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love...

I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit...

I'm aware that people I have loved and have died and are in the spirit...