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George Santayana Quotes

Spanish - Philosopher | December 16, 1863 - September 26, 1952

The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.

George Santayana

Mind Body Reward Function Instrument

To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight of the blood.

George Santayana

Deep Down Blood Delight Arrogant

Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better.

George Santayana

Good Fun Better Nothing Only Thing

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

George Santayana

Happiness Character Sanction Basis

The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.

George Santayana

Conversation Talk Impulse Satisfy

Emotion is primarily about nothing and much of it remains about nothing to the end.

George Santayana

End Nothing Emotion Much Remains

If pain could have cured us we should long ago have been saved.

George Santayana

Pain Long Us Been Saved Should

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

George Santayana

Man Selfish Overcome Own Sense Once

The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others.

George Santayana

Others More Rational Institution

Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

George Santayana

Share Intolerance Condemn Egotism

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise.

George Santayana

Good Beauty More Lovers Disguise

Nothing so much enhances a good as to make sacrifices for it.

George Santayana

Good Nothing Make Much Sacrifices

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