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George Santayana Quotes

George Santayana quotes

Spanish Philosopher December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952

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A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud. George Santayana
My atheism ... is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests. George Santayana
The difficulty, after having the experience to symbolize, lies only in having enough imagination to suspend it in a thought; and further to give this thought such verbal expression that others may be able to decipher it, and to be stirred by it as by a wind of suggestion sweeping the whole forest of their memories. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory;..."
Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. George Santayana
When we feel the poetic thrill, is it not that we find sweep in the concise and depth in the clear, as we might find all the lights of the sea in the water of a jewel? And what is a philosophic thought but such an epitome? George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the..."
The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic..."
Everything in nature is lyrical in its ideal essence, tragic in its fate, and comic in its existence. George Santayana
Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as..."
That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. 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: "The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of..."
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. George Santayana
We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better."
Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it."
Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without..."
Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world. George Santayana

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