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Oxford, the paradise of dead philosophies.
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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Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
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A body seriously out of equilibrium, either with itself or with its environment, perishes outright. Not so a mind. Madness and suffering can set themselves no limit.
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Profound skepticism is favorable to conventions, because it doubts that the criticism of conventions is any truer than they are.
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We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
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Prayer is not a substitute for work it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers.
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The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast and wants one general scheme, under which it strives to bring everything.
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Love, whether sexual, parental, or fraternal, is essentially sacrificial, and prompts a man to give his life for his friends.
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A friend's only gift is himself.
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It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.
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The best men in all ages keep classic traditions alive
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The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.
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Our character ... is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.
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The Fates, like an absent-minded printer, seldom allow a single line to stand perfect and unmarred.
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Graphic design is the paradise of individuality, eccentricity, heresy, abnormality, hobbies and humors.
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