Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Quote by George Santayana

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An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

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...

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

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...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...

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...

I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private...

I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private...

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is...

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is...

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to...

It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to...

The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it...

The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it...

For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep.

For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep.

There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite...

There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite...

The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any...

The brute necessity of believing something so long as life lasts does not justify any...

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited.

A soul is but the last bubble of a long fermentation in the world.

A soul is but the last bubble of a long fermentation in the world.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the...

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the...

Looking at a photograph and wishing you could re-live that moment over and over again.

Looking at a photograph and wishing you could re-live that moment over and over again.