Spanish - Philosopher | December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952
Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.
George Santayana
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Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.
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Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.
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The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal.
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Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.
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The wisest mind has something yet to learn.
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History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.
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Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.
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All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.
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Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.
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It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.
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The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.
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