Maxioms by George Santayana
To fight is a radical instinct; if men have nothing else to fight over they will fight over words, fancies, read more
To fight is a radical instinct; if men have nothing else to fight over they will fight over words, fancies, or women, or they will fight because they dislike each other's looks, or because they have met walking in opposite directions
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first read more
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer: there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion, it ca
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experience.
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experience.
