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title: "12 Memories Leave Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Memories Leave quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Memories Leave sayings and thoughts."
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> [Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chief-seattle/take-nothing-but-memories-leave-nothing-but-footprints/)

[Chief Seattle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chief-seattle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56f/chief-seattle-9022_conservation_take-nothing-but-memories-leave-nothing_2082930.jpg)

> [(B)ut who can start over when memories never leave you? —Ruth Mendenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-matas/b-ut-who-can-start-over-when-memories-never-leave-you-ruth-mendenberg/)

[Carol Matas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-matas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/642/carol-matas-38443_memories_b-ut-who-can-start-over-when-memories-ne_193220.png)

> [“Memories leave a light in the eyes, just as plain as scars.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kat-richardson/memories-leave-a-light-in-the-eyes-just-as-plain-as-scars/)

[Kat Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kat-richardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/kat-richardson-39791_memories_memories-leave-a-light-in-the-eyes-just_1331855.jpg)

> [Take nothing but memories and leave nothing but footprints.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sushan-sharma/take-nothing-but-memories-and-leave-nothing-but-footprints/)

[Sushan Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sushan-sharma/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/786/sushan-sharma-2449_emotions_take-nothing-but-memories-and-leave-noth_1889927.jpg)

> [Take only memories, leave only footprints.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chief-seattle/take-only-memories-leave-only-footprints/)

[Chief Seattle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chief-seattle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/chief-seattle-9022_adventure_take-only-memories-leave-only-footprints_1268638.jpg)

> [The world is shaped by two things — stories told and the memories they leave behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vera-nazarian/the-world-is-shaped-by-two-things-stories-told-and-the-memories-they/)

[Vera Nazarian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vera-nazarian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/vera-nazarian-1671_acting_the-world-is-shaped-by-two-things-storie_3020073.png)

> [When You FeeL alOne, n Your FeeLinGz Empty… Keep me In yOur memOries Leave Out AlL The Rest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/burningeyes/when-you-feel-alone-n-your-feelingz-empty-keep-me-in-your-memories/)

[Burningeyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/burningeyes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/burningeyes-81069_memories_when-you-feel-alone-n-your-feelingz-empt_1593086.jpg)

> [I don't care if someone remembered me. Life is for living and memories for those who we leave behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-leto/i-don-t-care-if-someone-remembered-me-life-is-for-living-and-memories/)

[Jared Leto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-leto/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ee/jared-leto-2280_behinds_i-don-t-care-if-someone-remembered-me-li_2034356.jpg)

> [“Because the memories we leave with people matter just as much as the time spent with them”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-george/because-the-memories-we-leave-with-people-matter-just-as-much-as-the/)

[Caroline George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-george/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/caroline-george-11477_inspirational_because-the-memories-we-leave-with-peopl_511884.jpg)

> [“Everyone is born and they die, but it's the memories they leave behind that define them and let them live on than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-fennell/everyone-is-born-and-they-die-but-it-s-the-memories-they-leave-behind/)

[Judi Fennell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-fennell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/judi-fennell-74389_legacy_everyone-is-born-and-they-die-but-it-s-t_3023011.jpg)

> [I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one. I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-lowrie-marshall/i-d-like-the-memory-of-me-to-be-a-happy-one-i-d-like-to-leave-an/)

[Helen Lowrie Marshall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-lowrie-marshall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/helen-lowrie-marshall-65520_afterglow_i-d-like-the-memory-of-me-to-be-a-happy_969781.jpg)

> [“Maybe some people enter in your life to create wonderful memories before they leave. Its hard to come to terms with that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/juvenalius/maybe-some-people-enter-in-your-life-to-create-wonderful-memories/)

[Juvenalius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/juvenalius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/087/juvenalius-145134_bigframe_maybe-some-people-enter-in-your-life-to_2185696.jpg)

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