The God to whom depth in philosophy bring back men's minds is far from being the same from whom a little philosophy estranges them

Quote by George Santayana

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Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.

Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.

Habit is stronger than reason

Habit is stronger than reason

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.

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

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...

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...

Nothing can be meaner than the anxiety to live on, to live on anyhow and...

Nothing can be meaner than the anxiety to live on, to live on anyhow and...

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

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

Music is essentially useless, as is life.

Music is essentially useless, as is life.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.

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

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...

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited

Nonsense is so good only because common sense is so limited

Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean....

Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean....

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude...

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own finitude, and his finitude...

To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

The quality of wit inspires more admiration than confidence

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect...

Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks....

Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks....