The Bible is literature, not dogma.

Quote by George Santayana

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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...

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

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

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to...

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.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover...

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover...

The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.

The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.

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

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

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 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...

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...

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...

Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a...

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

The wisest mind has something yet to learn.

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it...

We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it...

There is no reason to be hesitantbecoming an entrepreneur is a learning experience.

There is no reason to be hesitantbecoming an entrepreneur is a learning experience.

My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out

My mind contains many good ideas, but it's not always easy to squeeze one out