Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Quote by George Santayana

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Philosophers are as jealous as women; each wants a monopoly of praise

Philosophers are as jealous as women; each wants a monopoly of praise

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...

America is a young country with an old mentality.

America is a young country with an old mentality.

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past...

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is...

In endowing us with memory, nature has revealed to us a truth utterly unimaginable to...

In endowing us with memory, nature has revealed to us a truth utterly unimaginable to...

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them

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...

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one...

The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one...

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.

Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.

Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on.

Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on.

Love is only half the illusion; the lover, but not his love, is deceived.

Love is only half the illusion; the lover, but not his love, is deceived.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

Common sense is just as good a critic of the lottery as any statistical breakdown

Common sense is just as good a critic of the lottery as any statistical breakdown

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision;...