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To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.

~George Santayana

Topics: Know Pay People Rather Really Regard Say Than They Say Think

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Only the dead have seen the end of the war.

~George Santayana

Topics: Dead End Only Seen War

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Fanaticism consists of redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.

~George Santayana

Topics: Aim Consists Effort Fanaticism Forgotten You Your

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Wisdom comes by disillusionment.

~George Santayana

Topics: Disillusionment Wisdom

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In Greece wise men speak and fools decide.

~George Santayana

Topics: Decide Fools Greece Men Speak Wise Wise Men

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All living souls welcome whatever they are ready to cope with; all else they ignore, or pronounce to be monstrous and wrong, or deny to be possible.

~George Santayana

Topics: Cope Deny Else Ignore Living Monstrous Possible Pronounce Ready Souls Welcome Whatever Wrong

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The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it.

~George Santayana

Topics: Bible Inspiration Source Those Understand Who Wonderful

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Prayer, among sane people, has never superseded practical efforts to secure the desired end.

~George Santayana

Topics: Among Desired Efforts End Never People Practical Prayer Sane Secure

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I believe in general in a dualism between facts and the ideas of those facts in human heads.

~George Santayana

Topics: Believe Between Dualism Facts General Heads Human Ideas Those I Believe I Believe In

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Sanity is madness put to good use.

~George Santayana

Topics: Good Madness Put Sanity Use

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: December 16th, 1863

Died: September 26th, 1952

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