Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him. George Santayana Read Quote
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome. George Santayana Read Quote
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. George Santayana Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The existence of any evil anywhere at any time absolutely ruins a total optimism. George Santayana Read Quote
It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well. George Santayana Read Quote