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Docility is the observable half of reason.
George Santayana
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George Santayana
Age: 88 †
Born: 1863
Born: October 2
Died: 1952
Died: September 16
Essayist
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
University Teacher
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Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
George Santayana
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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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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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