There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far. George Santayana conventioncourtesydoubt Change image and share on social
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. George Santayana birthcuredeath 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 body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. George Santayana bodyfunctioninstrument Change image and share on social
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. George Santayana basischaracterhappiness Change image and share on social
History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. George Santayana eventhappenhistory Change image and share on social
A string of excited, fugitive, miscellaneous pleasures is not happiness; happiness resides in imaginative reflection and judgment, when the picture of one's life, or of human life, as it truly has been or is, satisfies the will, and is gladly accepted. George Santayana acceptexcitefugitive share on social
Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. George Santayana absentdevoureat Change image and share on social
