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Quotation from Parva Naturalia (Short Treatises on Nature) by Aristotle
“Hence both very young and very old persons are defective in memory; they are in a state of flux, the former because of their growth, the latter, owing to their decay”
Parva Naturalia (Short Treatises on Nature), On Memory and Reminiscence, Part 1, trans. J. I. Beare (1908)
Following the image of memory as a seal impressed on wax, Aristotle explains failures of memory at both ends of life.
Citation: "Hence both very young and very old persons are defective in memory; they are in a state of flux, the former because of their growth, the latter, owing to their decay" — Aristotle, Parva Naturalia (Short Treatises on Nature), On Memory and Reminiscence, Part 1, trans. J. I. Beare (1908). (id aristotle-parva-naturalia-q3)
