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Memory Quote by Georges Duhamel

“Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it.” quote by Georges Duhamel — Download Open image

“Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it.”

Georges Duhamel

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I have too much respect for the idea of God to make it responsible for such an absurd world.

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Courtesy is not dead - it has merely taken refuge in Great Britain.

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It is strange what a contempt men have for the joys that are offered them freely.

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