The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape.

Quote by George Santayana

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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.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism.

To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

To be brief is almost a condition of being inspired.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

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

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

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

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...

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

Half our standards come from our first masters, and the other half from our first...

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.

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...

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

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

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

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...

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.

To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides...

To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides...

Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart...

Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart...