George Santayana ( 10 of 40 )
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a read more
The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.
Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved and it makes free those who have loved it.
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved and it makes free those who have loved it.
Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another; people are friends read more
Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind with a part of another; people are friends in spots.
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with read more
To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.
The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age.
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
The Bible is literature, not dogma.
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, read more
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.
