“Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace.”
— George Santayana
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The truth is cruel, but it can
“The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it.”
— George Santayana
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Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot
“Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace.”
— George Santayana
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We must welcome the future, remembering that
“We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.”
— George Santayana
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Do not have evil-doers for friends, do
“Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.”
— George Santayana
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There is no cure for birth and
“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.”
— George Santayana
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Society is like the air, necessary to
“Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on.”
— George Santayana
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Language is like money, without which specific
“Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.”
— George Santayana
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Almost every wise saying has an opposite
“Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.”
— George Santayana
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Each religion, by the help of more
“Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.”
— George Santayana
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Knowledge of what is possible is the
“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.”
— George Santayana
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