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About George Santayana
Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist
George Santayana was a Spanish American philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist. Born in Spain, he moved to the United States at the age of eight. He is known for writing across philosophy and literature, with work that ranges from reflective essays to poetry and fiction. His life and writing bridge Spanish origins and an American career, and his 136 quotes on the site reflect the broad, thoughtful range of his voice.
More from George Santayana (136 quotes) →Keep reading George Santayana
- “Depression is rage spread thin.”George Santayana
- “Wealth, religion, military victory have more rhetorical than efficacious worth.”George Santayana
- “Society is like the air, necessary to breathe but insufficient to live on.”George Santayana
- “History is a pack of lies about events that never happened told by people who weren't there.”George Santayana
Knowledge: more sayings
- “Great teachers had great personalities and that the greatest teachers had outrageous personalities. I did not…”Pat Conroy
- “The family was serious about education; after dinner, Fred was known to issue volumes of the Encyclopaedia Br…”Mungo MacCallum
- “stop blaming God for your decisions”Ikechukwu Joseph
Happiness: more sayings
- “Be grateful. You have enough and abundant life”Lailah Gifty Akita
- “The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, s…”Wendy Wasserstein
- “For my whole career, I've been a singer-slash-songwriter, even though I'm very thankfully known for my voice.…”Jennifer Nettles
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Books by George Santayana
The last Puritan
1935
The life of reason
1905