Cato said the best way to keep good acts in memory was to refresh them with new.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- To remember good deeds, keep doing new good deeds to refresh the memory.
- In plain terms
- Stay good by doing good things again and again.
- What can you take from it?
- Reinforce virtue through action.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you keep values alive?
- What actions build memory?
Another view
This does not explain why people forget.
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