What did George Santayana mean by: The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the older man who will not laugh is a fool. George Santayana Copy
It takes a wonderful brain and exquisite senses to produce a few stupid ideas. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Absurdity, Creativity, Intelligence, 0 George Santayana
For a man who has done his natural duty, death is as natural as sleep. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Death, Duty, Nature, 0 George Santayana
A man’s feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Globalism, Nationalism, Perspective, 0 George Santayana
A dream is always simmering below the conventional surface of speech and reflection. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Dream, Reflection, Speech, 0 George Santayana
Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Condemnation, Egotism, Intolerance, 0 George Santayana
Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Enhancement, Goodness, Sacrifice, 0 George Santayana
People are usually more firmly convinced that their opinions are precious than that they are true. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Opinions, Truth, Value, 0 George Santayana
Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Progress, Quality, Quantity, 0 George Santayana
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
No piece of art can depict feelings if a piece of reality is not included in it. Read explanation Jean Fautrier Painter · France
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
