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Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its nose into places where it is not wanted.
Memory is not only unruly, leaving us in the lurch when most needed, but stupid as well, putting its nose into places where it is not wanted.
Approximate author period: c. 1629 AD · renaissance
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- Baltasar Gracián
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- Approximate author period: c. 1629 AD · renaissance
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