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

Quote by George Santayana

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The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always...

When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always...

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

Old places and old persons in their turn, when spirit dwells in them, have an...

Old places and old persons in their turn, when spirit dwells in them, have an...

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

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.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.

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 truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who...

The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who...

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...

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much.

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

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

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its...

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its...

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.

Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.