Quotes by Santayana, George

Let a man once overcome his selfish terror at his own infinitude, and >>

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himsel >>

Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness. >>

Quotations about Possessions

If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I? >>

Once you have decided to keep a certain pile, it is no longer yours; f >>

Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in t >>

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions.

Santayana, George