How little remains of the man I once was, save the memory of him! But remembering is only a new form of suffering.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It takes an extraordinary toll on me to re-live my experiences, the horrors of my past and the pain I had to endure. And yet, I believe remembering is the only way to promote healing, to promote awareness and accountability.
There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance.
Like Jesus, every human being has enough memories in his past to occupy his time and thoughts continually. It is not the remembrance of these incidents but the reliving of them that creates havoc in our souls.
It is sadder to find the past again and find it inadequate to the present than it is to have it elude you and remain forever a harmonious conception of memory.
He who has gone, so we but cherish his memory, abides with us, more potent, nay, more present than the living man.
History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.
Man is the only creature we know, that, when the term of his natural life is ended, leaves the memory of himself behind him.
To be forgotten, is to die a little.
The function of memory is not only to preserve, but also to throw away. If you remembered everything from your entire life, you would be sick.
Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory.