Music is a means of giving form to our inner feelings, without attaching them to events or objects in the world. – George Santayana
Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. – George Santayana
Nonsense is good only because common sense is so limited. – George Santayana
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who have loved it. – George Santayana
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I will build a schoolhouse in every valley over the whole earth. I will crown every hillside with a place of worship consecrated to peace. – Charles Sumner