Society itself is an accident to the spirit, and if society in any of its forms is to be justified morally it… — George Santayana Accidents Copy Share Image
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion… — George Santayana Devil Copy Share Image
Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said. — George Santayana Beauty Copy Share Image
Our knowledge is a torch of smoky pine That lights the pathway but one step ahead Across a void of mystery and… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
“We laughed at the same things, and we liked the same things. What more is needed for agreeable society?” — George Santayana Copy Share Image
I leave you but the sound of many a word In mocking echoes haply overheard, I sang to heaven. My exile made… — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Great is this organism of mud and fire, terrible this vast, painful, glorious experiment — George Santayana Biology Copy Share Image
“All conditions are bearable, all dignities trumpery, and wisdom simply the gift of making the best of whatever is thrust upon us.” — George Santayana Copy Share Image
Art supplies constantly to contemplation what nature seldom affords in concrete experience - the union of life and peace. — George Santayana Art Copy Share Image
In the contemplation of beauty we are raised above ourselves, the passions are silenced and we are happy in the recognition of… — George Santayana Beauty Copy Share Image
