The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age. George Santayana agegraftgreen Change image and share on social
Experience seems to most of us to lead to conclusions, but empiricism has sworn never to draw them. George Santayana conclusiondrawempiricism Change image and share on social
To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. George Santayana captaincrimedangerous Change image and share on social
When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons are always different. George Santayana agreeconclusionman Change image and share on social
It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. George Santayana devilentrapforce Change image and share on social
The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. George Santayana artefforteternal Change image and share on social
Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it. George Santayana condemnegotismform Change image and share on social
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. George Santayana existenceexperimentfail Change image and share on social
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. George Santayana intelligencequicknessthing Change image and share on social
