Quote by George Santayana
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. – George Santayana

Other quotes by George Santayana

To delight in war is a merit in the soldier, a dangerous quality in the captain, and a positive crime in the statesman. – George Santayana

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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

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The pursuit of happiness, which American citizens are obliged to undertake, tends to involve them in trying to perpetuate the moods, tastes and aptitudes of youth. – Malcolm Muggeridge

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Money is human happiness in the abstract he, then, who is no longer capable of enjoying human happiness in the concrete devotes himself utterly to money. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. – Norm Papernick

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The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give. – Alexander Alekhine

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