George Santayana (born Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) was a Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.
Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.
An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world.
Skepticism, like chastity, should not be relinquished too readily.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.