A Quote by Mason Cooley

Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets. — © Mason Cooley
Wisdom remembers. Happiness forgets.
Loneliness remembers what happiness forgets
Flesh forgets. Bone remembers.
The body remembers what your mind forgets.
When I'm right, no one remembers.When I am wrong, no one forgets.
We forget the origin of a parvenu if he remembers it; we remember it if he forgets it.
No word matters. But man forgets reality and remembers words.
The brain forgets much, but the lower back remembers everything.
When a man forgets himself, he usually does something everybody else remembers.
What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets what's behind them
What happens is that your wretched memory remembers the words and forgets what's behind them.
A nation is bound not only by the real past, but the stories it tells itself: by what it remembers, and what it forgets.
To possess both wisdom and compassion is the heart of our human revolution. If you have wisdom alone and lack compassion, it will be a cold, perverse wisdom. If you have compassion alone and lack wisdom, you cannot give happiness to others. You are even likely to lead them in the wrong direction, and you won't be able to achieve your own happiness.
You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins.
You are axes, in a world of wood. And the wood remembers when it has been cut, even if the axe forgets.
Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets them.
Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.
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