To me, it seems a dreadful indignity to have a soul controlled by geography. – George Santayana
Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. – George Santayana
Knowledge is not eating, and we cannot expect to devour and possess what we mean. Knowledge is recognition of something absent it is a salutation, not an embrace. – George Santayana
Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator. – George Santayana