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Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
George Santayana
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George Santayana
Age: 88 †
Born: 1863
Born: October 2
Died: 1952
Died: September 16
Essayist
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Philosopher
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Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
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There is a kind of courtesy in skepticism. It would be an offense against polite conventions to press our doubts too far.
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A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
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Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.
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