Forgetting the past means betrayal. ——Lenin

Where there is no interest, there is no memory. ——Goethe

History is the life of memory. ——Cicero

I hope that every time I recall it, I won’t feel guilty about my life. ——Guo Xiaochuan

Without a lot of forgetting, there will be no continuation of life. ——Balzac

There is no happiness without forgetting. ——Andre Mauroya

Let us not burden our memories with the sorrows of the past. ——Shakespeare

Tainted memory is an eternal poison. ——Charlotte Bronte

Any "forgetting" has a motive, and this motive is usually an unpleasant experience. ——Freud

The advantage of poor memory is that you can enjoy some beautiful things many times as if you are meeting them for the first time. ——Nietzsche

There is a kind of noble forgetfulness, that is, not remembering old evils. ——Symonds

Recalling only the past is poor memory. ——Carroll

Memory is not wisdom; but what is wisdom without memory? ——Harper

A good way to train your memory is to train your attention. ——Edwards

Memory is the only keeper of knowledge. ——Sidney

Everyone’s memory is his or her own private literature. ——Hexco

Almost no one will remember something in which he has no interest at all. ——McDonald

What you learn with a happy mood will be remembered forever. ——Marsh