The Soul is the voice of the body's interests.

Quote by George Santayana

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Sanity is a madness put to good uses

Sanity is a madness put to good uses

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

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

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

The family is one of nature's masterpieces.

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...

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.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

A child educated only at school is an uneducated child.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

Memory itself is an internal rumour.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt,...

Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt,...

Friends need not agree in everything or go always together, or have no comparable other...

Friends need not agree in everything or go always together, or have no comparable other...

Emotion is primarily about nothing and much of it remains about nothing to the end.

Emotion is primarily about nothing and much of it remains about nothing to the end.

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...

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.

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

Sanity is a madness put to good use.

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.

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...

It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them...

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

The duration of passion is proportionate with the original resistance of the woman.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them...

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them...