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

Quote by George Santayana

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Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.

Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others.

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear...

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...

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or...

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or...

Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. And spirit can enter a human being...

Nothing is inherently and invincibly young except spirit. And spirit can enter a human being...

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...

It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a...

It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a...

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...

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

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

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved.

If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved.

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...

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...

Only the dead have seen the end of the war.

Only the dead have seen the end of the war.

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...

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

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

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

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...

Friends are the people you laugh with, make fun of, and share your deepest thoughts...

Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing, love ends when...

Life stops when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing, love ends when...