Dates are hard to remember because they consist of figures; figures ar…

Mark Twain
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Dates are hard to remember because they consist of figures; figures are monotonously unstriking in appearance, and they don't take hold, they form no pictures, and so they give the eye no chance to help. Pictures are the thing. Pictures can make dates stick. ✨ Mark Twain (2013). Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated), p.3980, Delphi Classics
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