#forgetfulness

The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness. Good thing we have other people to help us remember. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

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If we experience any failures or setbacks, we do not forget them because they offend our self-esteem. Instead we reflect on them deeply, trying to figure out what went wrong and discern whether there are any patterns to our mistakes. ↗

— Robert Greene

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There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries. ↗

— Sophocles

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What makes life worth living? Better surely, to yield to the stain of suicide blood in me and seek forgetfulness in the embrace of cold dark death. ↗

— Zane Grey

#blood #cold #dark #death #embrace

Bitterness: anger that forgot where it came from. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#bitterness #forgetfulness #anger