Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

Quote by George Santayana

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The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.

The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.

We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we...

We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we...

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

Music is essentially useless, as is life.

Music is essentially useless, as is life.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings.

The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a...

Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a...

The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery...

The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery...

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

Habit is stronger than reason.

Habit is stronger than reason.

Depression is rage spread thin.

Depression is rage spread thin.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only...

My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only...

To understand one's self is the classic form of consolation; to delude one's self is...

To understand one's self is the classic form of consolation; to delude one's self is...

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence

Logic is the art of going wrong with confidence