I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads. George Santayana dualismfactgeneral Change image and share on social
The irrational in the human has something about it altogether repulsive and terrible, as we see in the maniac, the miser, the drunkard or the ape. George Santayana altogetherapedrunkard Change image and share on social
Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory; children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. George Santayana childendowexperience Change image and share on social
Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. George Santayana doerevilfriend Change image and share on social
Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator. George Santayana commondenominatorexist Change image and share on social
Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself. George Santayana capacitydespisedignity Change image and share on social
For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. George Santayana acceptableadversityfire Change image and share on social
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. George Santayana copedenyignore Change image and share on social
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana condemnpastremember Change image and share on social
A soul is but the last bubble of a long fermentation in the world. George Santayana bubblefermentationlong Change image and share on social