Friendship is almost always the union of a part of one mind
with the part of another; people are friends in spots.
--George Santayana (1863-1952)
The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than
logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise
--George Santayana (1863-1952)
So in love the heart surrenders itself entirely to the one being known
how to touch it. That being is not selected but recognized and obeyed.
--George Santayana
The human mind is not rich enough to drive many horses abreast
and wants one general scheme, under which it strives to bring everything.
--George Santayana
Sanity is a madness put to good use.
--George Santayana
Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are
--George Santayana
Before you contradict an old man, my fair friend, you should endeavor to understand him.
--George Santayana
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
--George Santayana
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
--George Santayana
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