By nature's kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a man's power to answer do not occur to him at all. George Santayana answerdispositionkindly 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
Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth. George Santayana efficaciousmilitaryreligion 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
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
To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equally intended nor equally successful. George Santayana actcreateequally Change image and share on social
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise. George Santayana absolutebeautydisguise Change image and share on social
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. George Santayana childexertionexpect Change image and share on social
