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~ George Santayana Quotes ~
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George Santayana Quotes


A Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás in Madrid, December 16, 1863; died September 26, 1952, in Rome) was a Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. A lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States. He wrote in English and is generally considered an American man of letters. However, in his early fifties, Santayana left his position at Harvard and moved to Europe, never to return to the United States. His last will was to be buried in the Spanish Pantheon in Rome.

Here are some famous quotes by George Santayana.




Art is a delayed echo.
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Habit is stronger than reason.
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Wisdom comes by disillusionment.
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It is wisdom to believe the heart.
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The Bible is literature not dogma.
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Well-bred instinct meets reason halfway.
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Only the dead have seen the end of the war.
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The idea of Christ is much older than Christianity.
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Man is as full of potentiality as he is of impotence.
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Life is not a spectacle or a feast; it is a predicament.
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In a moving world readaptation is the price of longevity.
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Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.
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An artist may visit a museum but only a pedant can live there.
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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
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Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
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