George Santayana ( 10 of 40 )
I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.
I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.
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.
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
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.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
Religions are the great fairy tales of conscience.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
