574 Quotes by George Santayana

There is wisdom in turning as often as possible from the familiar to the unfamiliar: it keeps the mind nimble, it kills prejudice, and it fosters humor.

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.

The Difficult is that which can be done immediately; the Impossible that which takes a little longer.

A man's feet must be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.

He described what he knew best or had heard most, and felt he had described the universe. (on Hegel)

A good citizen must follow the movement of public affairs, so as to cast his vote intelligently, and know whether the party in power deserved his vote.

Chi non conosce la storia è condannato a ripeterla.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

The more rational an institution is the less it suffers by making concessions to others.