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George Santayana Quotes

George Santayana quotes about people

Spanish Philosopher December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952

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With you a part of me hath passed away; For in the peopled forest of my mind A tree made leafless by this wintry wind Shall never don again its green array. Chapel and fireside, country road and bay, Have something of their friendliness resigned; Another, if I would, I could not find, And I am grown much older in a day. But yet I treasure in my memory Your gift of charity, and young hearts ease, And the dear honour of your amity; For these once mine, my life is rich with these. And I scarce... George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind..."
Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part of another; people are friends in spots. George Santayana
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. 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George Santayana quote: "Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical..."
Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.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
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
The need of exercise is a modern superstition, invented by people who ate too much and had nothing to think about. Athletics don’t make anybody long-lived or useful. George Santayana
George Santayana quote: "To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do,..."
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. George Santayana

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