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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.
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- “Consciousness is a born hermit.”George Santayana
- “Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be redu…”George Santayana
- “To reform means to shatter one form and to create another; but the two sides of this act are not always equal…”George Santayana
- “By nature's kindly disposition most questions which it is beyond a man's power to answer do not occur to him…”George Santayana
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Books by George Santayana
The last Puritan
1935
The life of reason
1905