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Life is not a spectacle or a feast it is a predicament.
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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The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.
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A dream is always simmering below the conventional surface of speech and reflection.
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