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Quote by Samuel Johnson
The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. - Samue

The two offices of memory are collection and distribution. – Samuel Johnson

Other quotes by Samuel Johnson

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks. – Samuel Johnson

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Happiness
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Samuel Johnson
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Go into the street, and give one man a lecture on morality, and another a shilling, and see which will respect you most. – Samuel Johnson

Category:
Evangelism
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Samuel Johnson
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The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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Memory

Memory… is the diary that we all carry about with us. – Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest”

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Memory

People tend to remember my performances, not me. – Ellen Barkin

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Memory

The palest ink lasts longer than the most retentive memory. – Chinese Proverb

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What made womens labour particularly attractive to the capitalists was not only its lower price but also the greater submissiveness of women. – Clara Zetkin

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I am shy to admit that I have followed the advice given all those years ago by a wise archbishop to a bewildered young man: that moments of unbelief dont matter, that if you return to a practice of the faith, faith will return. – A. N. Wilson

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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. – Jesus Christ

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Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. – Denis Waitley

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