One’s friends are that part of the human race with which one can be human. – George Santayana
Each religion, by the help of more or less myth which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny. – George Santayana
When men and women agree, it is only in their conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana
When I was growing up, my mother was always a friend to my siblings and me (in addition to being all the other things a mom is), and I was always grateful for that because I knew she was someone I could talk to and joke with, and argue with and that nothing would ever harm that friendship. – Marlo Thomas