George Santayana

A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig.

The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar Stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; Till at his second bidding darkness fled, Light shone, and order from disorder sprung.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?