Quote by George Santayana
Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least e

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions. – George Santayana

Other quotes by George Santayana

The lover knows much more about absolute good and universal beauty than any logician or theologian, unless the latter, too, be lovers in disguise. – George Santayana

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Beauty
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The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal. – George Santayana

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Art
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Friends are generally of the same sex, for when men and women agree, it is only in the conclusions their reasons are always different. – George Santayana

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Women
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Hope
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We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds. – Aristotle Onassis

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Hope

Chemistry is not anything an executive producer or writer can orchestrate or plan you just hope for it. – David E. Kelley

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Hope

We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord. – Michael Novak

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Hope

A misty morning does not signify a cloudy day. – Proverb

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Hope

Random Quotes

Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken. – Yogi Berra

Those that marry for money sell their liberty. – Proverb

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Marriage

When people hold you in high esteem, its very delicate relationship. When they meet you theyre putting all their chips up. Its make or break. – Henry Rollins

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relationship

The general knowledge of time on the island depends, curiously enough, on the direction of the wind. – John Millington Synge

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Knowledge