As widowers proverbially marry again, so a man with the habit of friendship always finds new friends. George Santayana More Quotes by George Santayana More Quotes From George Santayana The theatre, for all its artifices, depicts life in a sense more truly than history, because the medium has a kindred movement to that of real life, though an artificial setting and form. George Santayana theatre real history Before he sets out, the traveler must possess fixed interests and facilities to be served by travel. George Santayana fixed dignity travel Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others. George Santayana real share inspirational We need sometimes to escape into open solitudes, into aimlessness, into the moral holiday of running some pure hazard in order to sharpen the edge of life, to taste hardship, and to be compelled to work desperately for a moment at no matter what. George Santayana holiday running order What religion a man shall have is a historical accident, quite as much as what language he shall speak. George Santayana language historical men Each religion, so dear to those whose life it sanctifies, and fulfilling so necessary a function in the society that has adopted it, necessarily contradicts every other religion, and probably contradicts itself. George Santayana adopted dear function Repetition is the only form of permanence that Nature can achieve. George Santayana nature time science Beauty is objectified pleasure. George Santayana pleasure beauty The word experience is like a shrapnel shell, and bursts into a thousand meanings. George Santayana shells thousand It is easier to make a saint out of a libertine than out of a prig. George Santayana saints-and-sinners easier saint The Bible is a wonderful source of inspiration for those who don't understand it. George Santayana atheist inspiration religious The family is one of nature's masterpieces. George Santayana family brother inspirational That fear first created the gods is perhaps as true as anything so brief could be on so great a subject. George Santayana atheism god firsts Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men. George Santayana buddhist friendship men History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there. George Santayana fear lying people The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas. George Santayana difficulty education ideas Old places and old persons in their turn, when spirit dwells in them, have an intrinsic vitality of which youth is incapable, precisely, the balance and wisdom that come from long perspectives and broad foundations George Santayana wisdom funny long A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world. George Santayana 4th-of-july country knowledge Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason and imitation without benefit. George Santayana innovation fashion political Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment. George Santayana mad laughter happiness
