George Santayana (b. Jorge Agustín Nicolás Ruiz de Santayana y Borrás, December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952) was a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States from the age of eight and identified as an American, yet always...
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal.
But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.