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Quote by George Santayana
The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy.

The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. – George Santayana

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It is a revenge the devil sometimes takes upon the virtuous, that he entraps them by the force of the very passion they have suppressed and think themselves superior to. – George Santayana

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Miscellaneous
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To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. – George Santayana

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It is not from reason that justice springs, but goodness is born of wisdom. – Maurice Maeterlinck

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It is now conventional wisdom that Americans do not care why we went to war in Iraq, that it is enough that the world is better off without Saddam Hussein. – Adam Schiff

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The key to wisdom is knowing all the right questions. – John A. Simone, Sr.

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As I visited the various neighborhoods in the campaign, I learned fast that its a mistake to think that all of the wisdom and possible solutions to our problems are available only in this building. – Jane Byrne

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