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Trust the man who hesitates in his speech and is quick and steady in action, but beware of long arguments and long beards.
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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To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
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