Philosophers are very severe towards other philosophers because they expect too much. George Santayana expectphilosophersevere Change image and share on social
It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig. George Santayana easylibertinemake Change image and share on social
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. George Santayana countryeyefoot Change image and share on social
The Soul is the voice of the body's interests. George Santayana bodyinterestsoul Change image and share on social
The diseases which destroy a man are no less natural than the instincts which preserve him. George Santayana destroydiseaseinstinct Change image and share on social
The world is a perpetual caricature of itself; at every moment it is the mockery and the contradiction of what it is pretending to be. George Santayana caricaturecontradictionmockery Change image and share on social
Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up. George Santayana achievementcreativemankind Change image and share on social
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it. George Santayana cruelfreelove Change image and share on social
Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily. George Santayana chastityreadilyrelinquish Change image and share on social
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 destinyenablefortify Change image and share on social