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For gold is tried in the fire and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.

~George Santayana

Topics: Acceptable Adversity Fire Furnace Gold Men Tried

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Periods of tranquillity are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

~George Santayana

Topics: Achievement Creative Mankind Periods Prolific Seldom Stirred Tranquillity Up

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It is always pleasant to be urged to do something on the ground that one can do it well.

~George Santayana

Topics: Always Ground Pleasant Something Urged Well

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Fun is a good thing but only when it spoils nothing better.

~George Santayana

Topics: Better Fun Good Good Thing Nothing Only Spoils Thing A Good Thing

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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.

~George Santayana

Topics: America Art Bands Etc Football Good Good Things Jazz Kindness Make Museums New Theaters Things Veneer

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Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.

~George Santayana

Topics: Condemn Egotism Form Intolerance Share

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By nature's kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a man's power to answer do not occur to him at all.

~George Santayana

Topics: Answer Beyond Disposition Him Kindly Man Most Nature Occur Power Questions Which

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Depression is rage spread thin.

~George Santayana

Topics: Depression Rage Spread Thin

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Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit.

~George Santayana

Topics: Benefit Fashion Imitation Innovation Produces Reason Something Without

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Theory helps us to bear our ignorance of facts.

~George Santayana

Topics: Bear Facts Helps Ignorance Our Theory Us

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Philosopher

Born: December 16th, 1863

Died: September 26th, 1952

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