Maxioms by George Santayana
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.
Our dignity is not in what we do, but what we understand.
Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.
Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
History is always written wrong, and so always needs to be rewritten.
To fight is a radical instinct; if men have nothing else to fight over they will fight over words, fancies, read more
To fight is a radical instinct; if men have nothing else to fight over they will fight over words, fancies, or women, or they will fight because they dislike each other's looks, or because they have met walking in opposite directions
