What did George Santayana mean by: We crave support in vanity, as we do in religion, and never forgive contradictions in that sphere. George Santayana Copy
Reason and happiness are like other flowers; they wither when plucked. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Happiness, Impermanence, Reason, 0 George Santayana
It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Character, Morality, Transformation, 0 George Santayana
With an artist no sane man quarrels, any more than with the colour of a child’s eyes. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Acceptance, Creativity, Harmony, 0 George Santayana
The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Institutions, Rationality, 0 George Santayana
I like to walk about amidst the beautiful things that adorn the world. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Beauty, Exploration, Nature, 0 George Santayana
There is nothing to which men, while they have food and drink, cannot reconcile themselves. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Adaptation, Contentment, Survival, 0 George Santayana
Philosophy may describe unreasoning, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Force, Refutation, 0 George Santayana
The Fates, like an absent-minded printer, seldom allow a single line to stand perfect and unmarred. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Santayana, Chaos, Fate, Imperfection, 0 George Santayana
Men blush less for their crimes than for their weaknesses and vanity. Read explanation 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. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it. Jean Paul Writer · Germany
