Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are. George Santayana intelligencequicknessthing Change image and share on social
Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome. George Santayana infinitudemanovercome Change image and share on social
Wisdom comes by disillusionment. George Santayana disillusionmentwisdom Change image and share on social
Knowledge is recognition of something absent; it is a salutation, not an embrace. George Santayana absentembraceknowledge Change image and share on social
The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. George Santayana facilefalsehunger Change image and share on social
Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world. George Santayana attacheventfeeling Change image and share on social
Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit. George Santayana barbarousbenefitfashion Change image and share on social
All thought is naught but a footnote to Plato. George Santayana footnotenaughtplato Change image and share on social
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
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
