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.
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Ask counsel of both times-of the ancient time what is best, and of the latter time what is fittest.
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One's first step in wisdom is to question everything - and one's last is to come to terms with everything.