574 Quotes by George Santayana

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and his infinitude is, in one sense, overcome.

Science is nothing but developed perception, interpreted intent, common sense rounded out and minutely articulated.

It is a new road to happiness, if you have strength enough to castigate a little the various impulses that sway you in turn.

All language is rhetorical, and even the senses are poets.

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

Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer.

Prayer is not a substitute for work; it is an effort to work further and be efficient beyond the range of one's powers.

Injustice in this world is not something comparative; the wrong is deep, clear, and absolute in each private fate.

In endowing us with memory, nature has revealed to us a truth utterly unimaginable to the unreflective creation, the truth of immortality....The most ideal human passion is love, which is also the most absolute and animal and one of the most ephemeral.