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George Santayana Quotes

George Santayana quotes

Spanish Philosopher December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952

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George Santayana quote: "The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream,..."
The dreamer can know no truth, not even about his dream, except by awaking out of it. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Memory... is an internal rumor."
Memory... is an internal rumor. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an..."
To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "To knock a thing down when it is cocked at an arrogant angle..."
To knock a thing down when it is cocked at an arrogant angle is a deep delight of the blood. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world."
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The earth has music for those who listen."
The earth has music for those who listen. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an..."
There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes..."
A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval."
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence,..."
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical..."
Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end. George Santayana
It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate;..."
The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "History is a pack of lies about events that never happened..."
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. George Santayana
There are books in which the footnotes, or the comments scrawled by some reader's hand in the margin, are more interesting than the text. The world is one of those books. George Santayana

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