“It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness.”
— George Santayana
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An artist is a dreamer consenting to
“An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.”
— George Santayana
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Music is a means of giving form
“Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world.”
— George Santayana
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A conception not reducible to the small
“A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.”
— George Santayana
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Happiness is the only sanction of life;
“Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.”
— George Santayana
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That fear first created the gods is
“That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject.”
— George Santayana
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To delight in war is a merit
“To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.”
— George Santayana
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Never build your emotional life on the
“Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.”
— George Santayana
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To delight in war is a merit
“To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman.”
— George Santayana
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For a man who has done his
“For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep.”
— 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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