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George Santayana Quotes

George Santayana quotes about learning

Spanish Philosopher December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952

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Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. In the first stage of life the mind is frivolous and easily distracted; it misses progress by failing in consecutiveness and persistence. This is the condition of children and... George Santayana
To be happy you must have taken the measure of your powers, tasted the fruits of your passion, and learned your place in the world. George Santayana
A habitual indulgence in the inarticulate is a sure sign of the philosopher who has not learned to think, the poet who has not learned to write, the painter who has not learned to paint, and the impression that has not learned to express itself--all of which are compatible with an immensity of genius in the inexpressible soul. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to..."
Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The wisest mind has something yet to learn."
The wisest mind has something yet to learn. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The wisest mind hath something yet to learn."
The wisest mind hath something yet to learn. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The wisest man has something yet to learn."
The wisest man has something yet to learn. George Santayana

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