Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

Quote by George Santayana

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All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore,...

All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore,...

The aim of life is some way of living, as flexible and gentle as human...

The aim of life is some way of living, as flexible and gentle as human...

Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better.

Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better.

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...

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.

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato.

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

Oaths are the fossils of piety.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being...

The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being...

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...

Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is...

Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is...

Habit is stronger than reason.

Habit is stronger than reason.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

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

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

What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what...

What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what...

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway

Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway

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

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...

When you look at organized religion of whatever sort whether it's Christianity in all its...