Philosophers are as jealous as women; each wants a monopoly of praise — George Santayana Jealous Copy Share Image
O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward vision close… — George Santayana Art Copy Share Image
The man who would emancipate art from discipline and reason is trying to elude rationality, not merely in art, but in all… — George Santayana Art Copy Share Image
What is false in the science of facts may be true in the science of values. — George Santayana Being true Copy Share Image
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. — George Santayana Intelligence Copy Share Image
Mortality has its compensations; one is that all evils are transitory, another that better times may come. — George Santayana Compensation Copy Share Image
In unphilosophical minds any rare or unexpected thing excites wonder, while in philosophical minds the familiar excites wonder also. — George Santayana Curiosity Copy Share Image
There is nothing sacred about convention; there is nothing sacred about primitive passions or whims; but the fact that a convention exists… — George Santayana Capable Copy Share Image
You and I possess manifold ideal bonds in the interests we share; but each of us has his poor body and his… — George Santayana Body Copy Share Image
Popular poets are the parish priests of the Muse, retailing her ancient divinations to a long since converted public. — George Santayana Ancient Copy Share Image
Historical investigation has for its aim to fix the order and character of events throughout past time and in all places. The… — George Santayana Aim Copy Share Image
Men have always been the victims of trifles, but when they were uncomfortable and passionate, and in constant danger, they hardly had… — George Santayana Calm Copy Share Image
Uselessness is a fatal accusation to bring against any act which is done for its presumed utility, but those which are done… — George Santayana Accusation Copy Share Image
That life is worth living is the most necessary of assumptions, and were it not assumed, the most impossible of conclusions. — George Santayana Aging Copy Share Image
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. — George Santayana Art Copy Share Image
In each person I catch the fleeting suggestion of something beautiful and swear eternal friendship with that. — George Santayana Beautiful Copy Share Image
The Fates, like an absent-minded printer, seldom allow a single line to stand perfect and unmarred. — George Santayana Absent Copy Share Image
My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own… — George Santayana Atheism Copy Share Image
The same battle in the clouds will be known to the deaf only as lightning and to the blind only as thunder. — George Santayana Battle Copy Share Image
“Time and Space are not prior to creation, they are forms under which creation becomes thinkable.” — George Santayana Space Copy Share Image
Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others. — George Santayana Inspirational Copy Share Image
An operation that eventually kills may be technically successful, and the man may die cured; and so a description of religion thatshowed… — George Santayana Description Copy Share Image
