About George Santayana
George Santayana (born 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, he moved to the United States at the age of eight.
More quotations from George Santayana
A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation.
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
More quotations tagged with “learning”
Whoso neglects learning in his youth,
Loses the past and is dead for the future.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.
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