οὐκ ἂν λάβοις παρὰ τοῦ μὴ ἔχοντος → you can't take from one who doesn't have, you can't squeeze blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood out of a turnip, you can't get blood from a stone, you can't get blood out of a stone
and V. μνημεῖον, τό, Ar. and P. μνημόσυνον, τό, P. ὑπόμνημα, τό. V. μνῆμα, τό.
memorial stone: Ar. and P. στήλη, ἡ.
document: use Ar. and P. γράμματα, τά; see document.
βυβλίδιον, βυβλίον, βυβλίς, ἀναφορά
memorial memorialis N N :: memorial; records/memoranda (pl.); sign of remembrance, monument (Souter)