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With an artist no sane man quarrels, any more than with the colour of a child's eyes.

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
Writer
Madrid
Spain
Jorge Santayana
Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana
Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz de Santayana
George Santayana
Artist
Children
Quarrels
Men
Sane
Colour
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Eyes
Child
Eye

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