Oaths are the fossils of piety.

Quote by George Santayana

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

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

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...

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact...

The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact...

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...

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

The Bible is literature, not dogma.

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.

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve...

The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve...

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or...

Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or...

To drink in the spirit of a place you should be not only alone but...

To drink in the spirit of a place you should be not only alone but...

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

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

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.

Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.

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...

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

When you have the facts on your side, argue the facts. When you have the...

Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so...

Since the masses are always eager to believe something, for their benefit nothing is so...

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

If I don't have wisdom, I can teach you only ignorance.

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...

For every question, there is an answer. For every problem, there is a solution. For...