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.
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.