The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.

Quote by George Santayana

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Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.

Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always...

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...

The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.

The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part...

Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with the part...

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.

Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to...

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected 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.

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...

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The...

Music is essentially useless, as is life

Music is essentially useless, as is life

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...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Music is well said to be the speech of angels; in fact, nothing among the...

Dreaming is not enough. You have to go a step further and use your imagination...

Dreaming is not enough. You have to go a step further and use your imagination...