What did George Santayana mean by: Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it. - George Santayana Copy
+ Man has an inexhuastible faculty for lying, especially to himself. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Lying, Wisdom, 0 - George Santayana
+ People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Convinced, Opinion, 0 - George Santayana
+ Nothing can be lower or more wholly instrumental than the substance and cause of all things. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Opinion, Substance, 0 - George Santayana
+ Men have feverishly conceived a heaven only to find it insipid, and a hell to find it ridiculous. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Heaven, Ridiculous, 0 - George Santayana
+ To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Philosophical, 0 - George Santayana
+ Boston was a moral and intellectual nursery, always busy applying first principles to trifles. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Cities, Intellectual, 0 - George Santayana
+ Religion in its humility restores man to his only dignity, the courage to live by grace. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Courage, Humility, 0 - George Santayana
+ Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024January 16, 2024, George Santayana, Character, Happiness, Work, 0 - George Santayana
The constancy of the wise is only the art of keeping disquietude to one’s self. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
Numberless arts appear foolish whose secret motives are most wise and weighty. Explain - François de La Rochefoucauld Writer · France
A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
If it be true that a man is rich who wants nothing, a wise man is a very rich man. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Don’t wait to be happy to laugh… You may die and never have laughed. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
A vain man finds it wise to speak good or ill of himself; a modest man does not talk of himself. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. Explain - Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
