Περὶ μνήμης καὶ τοῦ μνημονεύειν λεκτέον τί ἐστι We must make a reference to all we know on the issue of proper memory function, as well as the way we can acquire it.
καὶ διὰ τίν’ αἰτίαν γίγνεται καὶ τίνι τῶν τῆς ψυχῆς μορίων συμβαίνει τοῦτο τὸ πάθος καὶ τὸ ἀναμιμνήσκεσθαι. Also, the reason why it is important to obtain a proper function of our memory and in which part of the soul both the impact of memory and recollection are activated.
οὐ γὰρ οἱ αὐτοί εἰσι μνημονικοὶ καὶ ἀναμνηστικοί, For memory is not the same as recollection.
ἀλλ’ ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολὺ μνημονικώτεροι μὲν οἱ βραδεῖς, ἀναμνηστικώτεροι δὲ οἱ ταχεῖς καὶ εὐμαθεῖς. And what most often occurs is the fact that slow people (people that mainly use their logic, and have developed their intellectual intelligence) are good in memorizing while the quick-witted
ON MEMORY AND RECOLLECTION
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