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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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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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