Forgetting Quotes

643 quotes by 531 authors

It is the nature of men having escaped one extreme, which by force they were constrained long to endure, to run headlong into the other… — Walter Raleigh
The true gardener then brushes over the ground with slow and gentle hand, to liberate a space for breath round some favorites; but he is… — Freya Stark
That man is never happy for the present is so true, that all his relief from unhappiness is only forgetting himself for a little while.… — Samuel Johnson
Modern man talks of a battle with nature, forgetting that, if he won the battle, he would find himself on the losing side — E F Schumacher
Often war is waged only in order to show valor; thus an inner dignity is ascribed to war itself, and even some philosophers have praised… — Immanuel Kant
The commandment of God is, that we love Our Lord in all our heart, in all our soul, in all our thought. In all our… — Richard Rolle
It's amazing what a haircut and forgetting to shave will do. — David Cook
I keep forgetting I'm speaking in an American accent sometimes. The dangerous thing is that you end up forgetting what your real accent is after… — Robert Pattinson
Sitting with the woman of your dreams and forgetting what her name is. — Pusha T
How keen everyone is to make this world their home forgetting its impermanence It's like trying to see and name constellations in a fireworks display. — Nadeem Aslam
Funny, but after trading for more than 15 years, I still am capable of forgetting a cardinal rule: The paper you own, in the end,… — Jim Cramer
One of the most dangerous forms of human error is forgetting what one is trying to achieve. — Paul Nitze
We are that strange species that constructs artifacts intended to counter the natural flow of forgetting. — William Gibson
Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I have learned or read. Since then, I have acquired… — Emanuel Lasker
We recall our terrible past so that we can deal with it, to forgive where forgiveness is necessary, without forgetting; to ensure that never again… — Nelson Mandela
The Queen is most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in checking this mad, wicked folly of Woman's Rights with… — Queen Victoria
This much is sure in all churches, forgetting party labels; the smallest meeting numerically is the prayer-meeting. If weak in prayer we are weak everywhere. — Leonard Ravenhill
Play exists for its own sake. Play is for the moment; it is not hurried, even when the pace is fast and timing seems important.… — Margaret Guenther
Later, I learned that our forgetting of the parakeet had begun even before the species was extinct. — Christopher Cokinos
Forgetting your mistakes is a terrible error if you are trying to improve your cognition. — Charlie Munger

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